that having sixteen year olds driving is a safety issue because they are young‚ new‚ irresponsible‚ and reckless drivers‚ couldn’t the same be said about eighteen year olds? The eighteen year olds would be just as new to driving as the sixteen year old drivers are. The driving age should stay at the current age of sixteen because of jobs‚ a longer amount of parental supervision‚ and also the amount of recklessness would stay the same. To start off‚ the driving age should be kept at sixteen not just
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Why we should raise legal driving age to 18 There were thirty thousand deaths of teenagers which were caused by car accidents from 1995- 2004. The issue of changing legal driving age has been being debated for decades. I am a teenager but i would not risk my life or other people if i am not ready. The first reason why we should raise the legal driving age to eighteen is the safety of drivers. Teenagers under eighteen are not yet developed the abilities to drive safely. For example
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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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The legal age that a person can buy and consume alcohol should be lowered to 18. There are many factors leading to this thought. At the age of 18 one is considered an adult and for that reason they should have the right to consume alcohol. Even though the legal drinking age is 21 many under that age consume alcohol on the daily. Studies show that 17.5 percent of the spending on alcohol came from people under the age of 21. At the age of 18 people can buy and consume tobacco. They can also get a
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English B Text Production – Argument Topic: Should the legal drinking age in Australia be raised to 21? Raising the legal drinking age in Australia to 21 proves to have many foreseeable positive and negative outcomes‚ as various physical and psychological health complications along with external issues that can affect multiple people are involved‚ each demonstrating different consequences for young adults. These concerns often revolve around drink driving‚ brain development and social influences all
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state should be able to choose whether or not the drinking age should be 18 or 21. As you turn 18 you are considered a legal adult who gets to choose what they want to do except for deciding whether to drink or not. Lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 would decrease the number of minors people would get because 18 is an age closer to the age we are than 21 is causing children to wait to drink. I believe that whatever age you are you’re going to make bad choices whether or not if you’re 18‚ 21
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The Driving Age 6.01 Introduction Chandra Martz Tia Tassava Many people question the driving age. Parents‚ terrified about their little babies driving for the first time. Adults‚ knowledgeable of how young they were in high school. Thirteen year olds‚ anxious to start driving. Teenagers‚ who already have their permits. I do not believe a fourteen year old is more mature than a seventeen year old. I do not believe a seventeen year old is more responsible than a fourteen year old. I have watched
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Lowering the Drinking Age to 18 It’s your 18th birthday and your finally a legal adult. Immediately you can smoke cigarettes‚ vote‚ be a jury member‚ even join the military and fight for your country. But don’t think about a having a beer at your going away party the night before you depart for the Middle East. No‚ you will have to wait until your 21. As an American citizens we are given many responsibilities at the age of 18. One of them not being the ability to consume alcohol. So I believe
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Legal Drinking Age Should not be Lowered to 18 It was 11 o’ clock at night‚ and I was driving back from a friend’s house on a Saturday night. As I was crossing an intersection‚ bright blue and red lights were flashing on the right side. As I turned to look to satisfy my curiosity‚ I noticed a car was upside down and another car had crashed into the side of the road. It was devastating to see and of course I wanted to know what had happened. I went home and turned on the local news to see if there
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People who are 18 are still developing as humans. Their brains are growing‚ their getting taller‚ and becoming a mature adult. However while this is happening the brain is less resistant to drugs and alcohol making addictions easy to acquire. But no drugs are legal and drinking is only for 21 yr old so they should be safe right? Sadly however there is one drug that has taken a staggering amount of lives. This is tobacco and it is deadly to anyone and everyone. But at 18 you can buy them whenever
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