Teen Safe Driving Car crashes are the leading death for teens in the U.S. More teens die in car crashes than from suicides and homicides combined. From Memorial Day to Labor Day in 2012‚ nearly 1‚000 people were killed in crashes involving teen drivers. Teenage drivers account for more auto accidents than any other age group. Things that you can do to prevent crashes is keeping your cell phone off. Using a cell phone while driving is the equivalent of driving drunk. Don’t text. Texting on average
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The play titled "Driving Miss Daisy" directed for the stage in Melbourne‚ Australia by David Esbjornson is a classic one. Initially‚ the playwright Alfred Uhry‚ made this play a Broadway hit in 2010‚ and is still popular to this day. In short‚ "Driving Miss Daisy"‚ is about race and the growing and changing times in the United States. Daisy‚ being a Jewish widow is condemned from driving‚ therefore‚ her son‚ hires a chauffeur of African-American descent‚ so after‚ their friendship emerges and America
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Driving A Manual Car When I was 14 years old‚ me and my father were heading to my grandma and grandpa’s house in one of our manual vehicles. I remember as we had left I was contemplating the idea of driving manual due to my slight curiosity of the subject and of course‚ as we had left I didn’t really get the concept of a third pedal so as all kids do I asked my dad‚ “Why do you have a third pedal?” and I remember as we went he showed me that as you press the clutch pedal it would disengage the
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when I noticed that the rain was coming down like a storm. It was at that moment that I ran to mother’s room to tell her that I couldn’t go driving today. My whole body was tense‚ I knew this was a sign for me to stay home‚ I was scared and would never be able to drive in the horrible storm. I don’t know how‚ but she convinced me to just try‚ "It’s just a driving test‚" is what she continued to repeat‚ "if you fail‚ your not ready." I knew she wanted me to fail anyway. As she drove into the driveway
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While the basic concept of impaired driving is not hard to grasp‚ that doesn’t mean Illinois drunk driving laws are simple‚ or that charges of driving under the influence (DUI) are so lacking in complexity that just anybody can understand and defend against them. DUI is defined in Illinois as operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs‚ including medically prescribed marijuana. Since mid-July 1997‚ Illinois has used a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.08 percent or above as
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DRINK DRIVING Part A. Driving under the influence (DUI)‚ commonly called "drunk driving‚" it refers to operating a motor vehicle while one’s blood alcohol content is above the legal limit. Alcohol really impairs your ability to react quickly‚ make good judgements‚ and drive as well as you might normally. Social and Environmental Influences are factors that can contribute to alcohol impaired driving which often comes from friends and the situations their friends helped to create. These influences
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Teenagers Driving The current driving age of 16 is a great age to start driving. However some may disagree with it. Being able to drive helps you become more social‚ free‚ and independent. This is something every growing teen needs to learn how to be. Driving helps that since you are able to go different places whenever you want to and meet up with whoever you would like. Age does not define how good or bad of a driver someone is. A 16 year old could just be getting their license and so could an
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minors are mostly involved in crashes. Some regulations have been made to help decrease the dangers of teen driving‚ for example‚ the Graduated Driver License and the banning of cell phones while driving to help prevent distractions. Even though there are regulations‚ minors don’t always follow them which is why the dangers of teen driving are underrated. One of the leading dangers with teen driving is the amount of cell phone usage. Teenagers are in the prime of their social life and always have a cell
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The Driving Age Most people don’t like the driving age at 21‚ a lot of them are teens. A lot of the teens feel that the government is taking away part of there freedom. If teens at 18 are able to vote and‚ go into the military shouldn’t they be able to drive‚ at 18 to? In some states the driving age is 16‚ I think it should be raised to 18 because most‚ Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year-olds. I think it would be better‚ to get your driving license
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RYAN NETTLE 11/11/14 5.10 Final Draft DRIVER’S LICENSE AGE It would be personally beneficial to having the driving age lowered to fifteen years old. This would give me the ability to have a part-time job now. Also‚ I could go to the gym more to work out if I could drive. Then‚ if there were scheduled rodeos or ropings on dates that my parents already had plans‚ I would still be able to attend them. Several of my friends‚ which are also doing their schoolwork at home‚ like to practice roping
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