Persuasive Essay On Drinking And Driving

Teenagers have the highest average annual crash and traffic violation rates of any other age group. Teenagers today have become one of the most dangerous people who drive, they are even more dangerous than old people. There are many things teens do while driving that are not save and violate laws and safety procedures that keep people safe on the road. One of the major things teens do while driving is having a lack of attentiveness. whether it is changing the radio station or thinking about something else other than driving, it is very dangerous. Teenagers have an attention span of about five minutes, even with the most healthiest teens they can not focus one one thing for more than twenty minutes. Inattentiveness can lead to a change in vehicle procedure, such as an increase of speed and potentially speeding through a stop sign or traffic light causing an accident. With speeding it can cause the teen to follow too close to the driver in front of them. If the driver has to brake quickly or is slowing down to make a turn the teen will not have enough time to brake, and they will rear-end the driver. Teenagers are commonly known to drive recklessly, which can lead to a lot of dangerous actions. If the teen is fatigued that is considered reckless driving, when fatigued your ability to focus is affected. Driving while on
drugs and alcohol also affects your ability to focus and react. While in a clouded state there are high chances of failure to wear a seatbelt while driving. Teens when in acts like this are usually not alone. If their passengers are misbehaving, they can cause an accident. When driving with other teens they all do things that are very dangerous, such as car surfing and messing with the driver when in the road. Actions like this can cause death and should not be done. The biggest distraction for teens are their cell phones.
Cell phones are an amazing advance in technology but it is illegal for teenagers to use them while driving. Using a cell phone while driving is very dangerous because it takes away the main sense of focus that is needed to drive. Cell phones are a biomechanical distraction due to the need of grabbing it and to tap and swipe to navigate the screen. Cell phones are also a visual distraction because people need to look at the phone to navigate through the phone. Cell phones can become an auditory distraction through music that teens might play or if they make a phone
call. Although driving is a great way of transportation when practiced safely, teens tend to drive dangerously by having misbehaved teen passengers, driving while fatigued or under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and not following laws as well as safety rules. Putting many people’s lives at risk.