Ashlynn Smith Mrs.Nowlin 3A November 8‚ 2012 Drunk Driving Every year thousands of people die from drunk driving. Some survive a car accident‚ but others aren’t so lucky. Drunk drivers should have more punishments than what we have today. It would make the roads a lot safer if we had more cops out‚ make the blood alcohol level lower than it is now‚ and make the punishments stricter. This would of professional cops and law enforcements are highly trained‚ competent professionals
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Drinking and Driving Drunk driving is considered a serious crime in every state. It is wrong‚ irresponsible and wastes many lives. People who abuse alcohol hurt everyone around them‚ endanger public safety‚ and create chaos on the nation’s highways. There is nothing positive that can come out of drunk driving‚ so why do people do it? It is society’s job to punish these people and try to take control of this “out of control” issue. America doesn’t want to watch quietly as hundreds of people are killed
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reasons‚ the driving age should be raised to 18‚ Safety and financial problems will get better. The first reason should be because financi the driving be raised to 18 years old is because teenagers have more capacity to understand the responsibility of driving. In the United States at the age of 18 teenagers are graduating from High School. It seems that the more mature they are show better judgments while driving rather than expose themselves to injuries. According to the teen driving statistics
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Should the driving age be raised to 21? Introduction: The driving age at the moment is 17 but sometimes it takes longer for people to do there test‚ in other countries its lower (some parts in America is 16) or higher (some parts of America). It could be good to rise the driving age because young drivers are the main case of road deaths or injuries. Also young drivers drink and drive. If the driving age is 21 fewer deaths would happen and roads would be safer. Main Part: It could
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Should The Driving Age Be 14 Do you think that the driving age should be lowered to 14 years old instead of 16? I think that 14 year olds have the things that you need to be a driver. Driving a car will increase your 14 year olds responsibilities when they are driving. On the road a 14 year old will be more prepared for things because of their better reaction time.Having their own job they would make their own money‚ but they could drive their car to
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possibly reduce car accidents overall. However‚ some argue that by keeping the driving age at sixteen gives parents more opportunity to teach their young drivers before they become adults. However‚ the legal driving age should be raised because it is safer for everyone. A reason why the legal driving age should be raised to eighteen is because it will provide extra time for the driver to gather further wisdom to apply to driving techniques. Lifting the age of these young adults will give them additional
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Running header: RAISING THE DRIVING AGE Raising the driving age Sandy COMM 215 January 2007 Raising the Driving Age Should the age to receive a driver’s license be raised and‚ if not‚ should graduated licensing be instituted? This is a growing question across America. The percentage of teenage accidents involving automobiles is on a constant rise. Whether caused by the lack of experience or under the influence of alcohol‚ death has become all too common among teen motorists. This problem
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Fatigue driving is a dangerous type of driving with distractions. While things might not seem as a distracter while driving‚ they may in fact be the very thing that kills you or leaves you paralyzed for the rest of your life; even something as simple as a handheld cell phone. As we entered into a century of cars and driving‚ many states have made the most optimal decision to make it illegal to drive while using a cell phone. Its a logical and beneficial choice because it not only saves lives and
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— a professional nag who heads an organization of nags — says that teenage drivers are a menace to themselves and others and wants to use the billy stick of the federal government (via withheld highway funds) to compel states to raise their legal driving age — just as the billy stick of federal money was used to impose the 55 mph speed limit‚ virtual Prohibition of alcohol and “primary enforcement” seat belt laws. This time‚ it’s not merely “for the children” — it actually involves them. And
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“I Can’t Believe I Made it Home” “Should she be driving right now?” I heard come from the back seat of my car‚ as me and some friends were on our way home from a concert. I only had a few drinks‚ I was fine‚ I remember thinking. I didn’t know my life was about to change in a way I never would have expected. When I arrived home and walked into my house that night‚ I heard my little sister yell from the couch “did you get the call?” She told me that my grandpa was hit by a drunk driver and was
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