Why the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered to eighteen. Whether the minimum age of alcohol consummation should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen or not‚ is the object of intense discussion in the United States. Many opponents think lowering the drinking age will have negative effects‚ whereas proponents believe the present minimum age encourages teenagers to drink in secrecy. This secret behavior may lead to unsafe situations. Therefore the legal drinking age in the United
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Texting and driving is a hot topic in the United States and is debated often by many people. Some people think texting while driving should be a felony‚ while others do not. Texting while driving has many horrifying consequences‚ tips on how to avoid the problem‚ and scary facts and statistics. First‚ texting and driving can have horrific consequences. Hundreds to even thousands of innocent and guilty lives are taken yearly (Texting While Driving). Eleven teens die every day from texting related
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people argue that strict laws on alcohol are needed to prevent people from endangering themselves or others‚ however if we taught moderation and responsibility at an early age we could still enjoy the benefits of drinking in a more controlled environment. The laws that focus on drinking need to be formed to include all of the teaching moments and benefits that go along with a privilege like moderate alcohol consumption. In the United States 47 of the 50 states have their age of majority at 18‚
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occasionally checking your text messages could result in lifelong injury or even death. Although‚ how serious is this in the modern day world? With hands free calling and other technological advances‚ is distracted driving not as big of an issue as it was 10 or maybe even 20 years ago? Distracted driving happens when a person is operating a vehicle and partakes in a different activity that divides his/her attention. This usually happens when someone is using an electronic related device. According to the National
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use their cell phones while driving to work‚ the grocery store‚ even their children to school (NHTSA). Due to the evolve in technology cell phones have created an eye magnet on the roads for drivers‚ causing dangerous after effects to simply making a phone call. 3‚450 lives were claimed in 2016 due to dangerous driving‚ and the number continues to increase (NHTSA). Unfortunately‚ those who die from dangerous driving are more likely to be a victim‚ over the immature driving styles of another. Ultimately
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percent of auto collisions involved cell phones. Can you guess how high that number is now? People now think that they can do multiple things at once while driving‚ and that’s not the case. It’s dangerous‚ but they don’t care. I do not think that out state does enough to prevent distracted driving. There are a few ways to avoid distracted driving and how to stop it. Cops can pull someone over if they see them on the phone‚ the government can start giving out tickets‚ put up cameras and satellites that
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Recently‚ there has been much debate as to whether or not the legal driving age of young Americans should be raised. Although I definitely agree with many of the arguments for this age increase‚ I do not believe in adding any more restrictions on Americans‚ or on how we choose to lead our lives. I am in opposition to the idea of elevating the driving age in the United States from sixteen to eighteen. I am a sixteen-year-old who has chosen not to drive. I have decided not to even attain a permit
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Lowering the Minimum Legal Drinking Alcohol consumption is the third leading actual cause of death in the United States‚ a major contributing factor to unintentional injuries‚ the leading cause of death for young people‚ and it accounts for an estimated 75‚000 or more total deaths in the United States annually. There have been a lot of discussions about whether to keep the minimum legal drinking age at 21 or to lower the minimum legal drinking age to 18. The minimum legal drinking age in the United States
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Why do so many college students binge drink? In all 50 states of America‚ the legal drinking age is 21‚ yet so many underage college students suffer from health problems due to extreme amounts of alcohol consumption. Drinking in college has become a new ritual‚ so much so that the days of the week all have been transformed into a reason to drink. Formally known as Monday-Sunday have all been rebirthed into‚ “Messed Up Monday”‚ “Tipsy Tuesday”‚ “Wasted Wednesday”‚ “Thirsty Thursday”‚ “F***ed Up Friday”
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These statistics could go down greatly if everyone practiced a safe way of driving otherwise known as defensive driving. Defensive driving is “The action or practice of driving a motor vehicle in a manner which prioritizes safety through the use of particular tactics intended to anticipate danger and avoid collisions.” Defensive driving aids in keeping citizens safe and prevents many deaths and crashes. Defensive driving benefits everyone and if everyone practiced these safe techniques‚ the roads
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