Unit 7 M3

· It’s more important for a citizen to have knowledge about having a safe drive.

Improving an individual’s knowledge and skills will result in them making more informed decisions concerning their own health as well as becoming a positive influence to those around them. In order for an individual to develop good personal skills, they must first be educated about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and making decisions about their own health. In relation to road safety, developing wide knowledge and personal skills is crucial in minimizing the potential of harmful accidents occurring on our roads. It is important for road users to become informed and aware of the risks and hazards that will present themselves on the road.

The writer of the passage, Alex Koroknay-Palicz, says “If your neighbor robs a bank, should you go to jail? If your classmate gets in an accident, should your license be taken away?” Opponents also show that research says that experience, not age, is what causes teens to statistically worse at driving than adults. They compare the argument of advocates to saying that men shouldn’t be able to drive because they are statistically more likely to be in accidents than women. They also bring up that teens have to deal with the same things as adults. The need to be able to get to a job. Without a car, they cannot.

Majority of the information found relates to medical testing (their physical ability to drive). The South Australian My Licence website states that “You will be sent a Certificate of Fitness in the mail and asked to visit a medical practitioner for a medical assessment if: you have a medical condition recorded against your driver’s licence that is subject to a periodic review or you are aged 70 or older and hold a licence for a class of vehicle other than a car e.g. heavy vehicle or motorbike.” The same source also goes on to state that a practical driving assessment is then required “if your medical practitioner feels it is necessary to help determine your fitness to drive. It is a short drive of about 30 minutes; it is not the same as the test that new learner drivers undergo to obtain their provisional licence…. It primarily looks at the ability of the driver to control the vehicle and demonstrate safe driving on the road in light to medium traffic while complying with road rules.” This source validates this key finding as it is evident that there is no compulsory ability test for car class licence holders as they age to elderly drivers, however there is the possibility of sitting a test dependent on medical conditions. This in turn helps to answer as to whether elderly drivers should have road rules specifically applying to

The question of enforcing graduated licensing still remains but fewer people to enforce it with the job becomes easier. An answer for the "enforcement challenge''couldbe to have teenagers put a sticker on their car naming the date of when they can drive with friends. If the car is a parent's car police officers can simply ignore the sticker when the parent is driving. A simple solution but

June is a special month for my family for two reasons: (1) It is the month my oldest brother was born and (2) it is the month he almost died. Early June, after a morning of fun my brother, his fiancée, and a friend were on the road headed to my father’s house. All seemed well—they were alive, they were young, they were happy—what could go wrong? While driving down a country road, Edward, my brother, miscalculated the turn, and at that moment three lives were at stake. An overturned car, broken bodies and glass, and a great deal of blood was the scene as help finally arrived. Thankfully they walked away from the accident—hurt, but alive. However, not everyone can say the same as they can. For this reason, the change and enforcement of new and old laws is vital to making our roads and highways better and safer. Strictly enforcing laws already in place, redesigning highways, and enacting laws to enforce hands-free policies are just a few ways in which this goal can be accomplished.

Hopfully I’ve got your attention on using the system of GDL and not raising the age of our drivers. Raising the driving age will punish all young drivers for the mistakes of a few of their peers. GDL is the way to go don’t make teen drivers

This proposal defines reason to put in place a mandated driving test every three years to asses one’s ability to operate a vehicle in a safe manner. By creating regular driving test to test the mental alertness and ability to drive, we can create safer roads and less death rates.

P1 drivers under 25 will be allowed to transport only one passenger aged between 16 and 20, excluding immediate family. The minimum provisional licence period will be increased from two years to three. Drivers will need to carry any exemption letter issued by their employer, volunteer or religious organisations, education institutions or sports associations, or other supporting evidence, to show police if they are pulled over. per this article the statistics of negative incidents on the road will decrease significantly land have the ability prevent 22 deaths, 240 serious injuries and 1,397 minor injuries." Making these law reforms restrictions performed on the young P1AND P2. Drivers to be a huge successful, the state parliament would have come to a decision in altering the law which not only is effective in disciplining teens and providing them with time to become experience drivers but to also save others lives that could potentially be hurt in a unnecessary event making thee specific law reforms a huge success and a great example of how law reform is needed and to alter to best suit the needs of our contemporary

I’m not naïve and I don’t expect our students to stop, but I do want students to be safe. And I also want our students to not feel pressured. They should feel comfortable in any social environment, and not forced to drive to ‘fit in’”.

Many parents are very worried when their teenage children drive a car. A lot of teens suffer and die from their injuries due to car accidents. Statistics show that teens cause road accidents to increase. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highway Loss Data Institute, in the US, in 2013, “although teenagers drove less than others, the number of crashes and deaths were extremely high. The serious crash rate for 16-19 year-old drivers was approximately three time the rate for car drive ages 20 and over”. Therefore, driver’s licenses for people under 20 years old should not be allowed because people under 20 years old usually have higher accident rates, and they may have bad driving habits.

For teenagers there is nothing more exciting or scary than getting a driver’s license. As soon as they meet the state requirements, they have the right to obtain one. But, are teenagers prepared to drive? Do they have the skills needed to drive and to be safe? According to the National Department of Highway Safety, motor-related-accidents are the leading cause of death for young people from fifteen to twenty (“The need for a Graduated Driver Licensing”).It is impossible to completely eradicate car-accidents but a significant number of deaths can be prevented. In order to reduce the driving-related fatalities, all citizens under the age of twenty-one should

Teens need to be taught that driving is a task that is complex and demanding. Parents know how much experience a young driver has, and they know exactly how inconvenient it is when they have to drive with their teen everywhere while they have their permit. Teens tend to cause most traffic accidents in adults’ eyes. They are not experienced yet, and often fail to pay attention to others on the road. They often think of a car as being some type of toy, but they do not know how powerful it really is. The driver education programs must be strengthened in order to make sure that students really have safer habits, behind the wheel experience, and by having a better understanding of all the laws on the road.

1) Given the theme of the final project (Safety on Our Roadways), it is only natural that the interview should be with someone who is able to provide useful information on the threats that exist on roadways, instruments and solutions to mitigate these risks, and how each individual should be involved in ensuring that safety on roadways is maximized and that risks are minimal.

“We must now use every day to act on road safety, and implement effective sustainable action to prevent injury and death on the world’s roads.”