Minimum Driving Age? Ever since automobiles were introduced to the general public‚ a minimum driving age has been a topic of controversy. For example‚ in the year 1909 in the state of Pennsylvania‚ the age was set for 18 to obtain a license. Fast-forward one-hundred and eight years later and the current Pennsylvania minimum age is 16. Is this change positive or negative? Should the age be higher? Well‚ the statistics have a rather clear answer to these questions. I believe the minimum driving age
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Cell Phones While Driving Day after day‚ everyone has seen a driver who texts and calls while driving. In fact‚ texting while driving has become an epidemic for people of all ages in the United States‚ and sadly‚ I am a part of this social issue. According to Ann McFeatters‚ a writer for The Scripps Howard News Serive‚ “The White House‚ learned that 6‚000 people were killed last year because of distracted drivers.” This figures into a serious problem. Therefore‚ I do believe that no driver
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Talking And Texting While Driving? Abstract: Distracted driving is a leading cause to automobile fatalities. Distracted driving can range from talking‚ texting…to eating‚ and drinking…. This topic has been a debate issue between several experts and U.S. citizens. The Experts have different point of views. One of the experts feels that integrated devices will solve the issue. The second expert feels that law enforcement focus only on texting and driving but there are other driving distractions. The third
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Question 7 A driver’s license/licence or driving licence is an official document which states that a person may operate a motorized vehicle‚ such as a motorcycle‚ car‚ truck or a bus‚ on a public roadway. The laws relating to the licensing of drivers vary between jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions‚ a license is issued after the recipient has passed a driving test‚ while in others‚ a person acquires a license before beginning to drive. Different categories of license often exist for different
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would not be able to get where they needed to be without someone driving them. When teens younger than 18 can’t drive themselves to and from activities‚ those responsibilities fall onto their parents‚ who may not have the freedom or willingness to shuttle their teens from place to place. Driving teaches teens responsibility and because when teens are 18 they are considered adults they have more opportunities to make bad choices and driving teaches them how to handle situations and learn responsibility
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“Remember‚ both hands on the wheel‚” a father says as he takes his son driving for the first time. “Keep your eyes on the road‚” a grandma reminds as her grandchild fiddles with the radio dial. “Don’t text and drive‚” a mother chimes as her daughter flies out of the room. “Buckle up‚” a friend clucks as she gets into the passenger side. Stay alive‚ is the advice that they are all giving‚ because no one can really know the moment a car will go out of control-no one really knows when everything will
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Sally is a future self driving car in 2057 and is like the new developing self driving cars we are see today in 2017. “Americans need to get ready. Self-driving cars will soon be in their rearview mirrors.”(Peterson). Self driving cars will start be more common in the near future. “I said‚ "But it works by itself‚ Mr. Harridge. It scans the road‚ reacts properly to obstacles‚ humans‚ and other cars‚ and remembers routes to travel."(Asimov 3). The new self driving cars are more likely to scan the
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Texting While Driving is a Deadly Combination Texting and driving is a bad and dangerous thing for a teenager to do. Texting while driving is one of the ways that teens are injured or worst case scenario‚ killed. Every year 6‚000 people die because of distracted driving and almost half a million suffer severe injuries. If the teenagers that died texting while driving were still alive; I’m sure they would’ve thought twice about texting behind the wheel. If you text or talk while driving‚ then think
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The driving age for adolescents should stay at 16 rather than being changed to a higher age because high schoolers need the ability to drive after school and the age doesn’t result in fatalities‚ its experience. Furthermore‚ graduated driving licenses creates a step by step guide to create problem solving and decision making while in tense situations and continues to drop fatality rates in states. Roughly 80% of high school students work at part time jobs and if the driving age is changed to 18
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Exemplification Essay Driving for most people is an everyday task that to most people becomes tedious. People are starting to forget that they should be giving their full attention in watching the road and their surroundings. Drivers now in day have picked up some of the most dangerous habits possible just to pass the time while driving. Some of there habits are using there phones‚ eating‚ or applying makeup all while driving. One of the most common dangerous habits drivers have is using their
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