Burns English 101 December 1‚ 2011 Should the legal drinking age be raised (or lowered)? Should the drinking age be lowered to eighteen years old‚ when one is considered an adult‚ and assumes adult privileges‚ or should the drinking age remain at twenty-one years old‚ since people are more mature and therefore‚ can be safe and responsible with alcohol? I believe that the drinking age should remain at twenty-one years old because lowering the legal age would not be the best interest of the public’s
Free Drinking culture Alcoholism Alcohol abuse
Increasing the Driving Age to 18 Years of Age According to recent statistics collected by Stats Canada‚ there are approximately 160 000 road accidents in Canada each year. Information recorded by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada states that of these 160 000 road accidents‚ there are approximately 2850 fatalities. Of these fatalities‚ over 5000 are predominantly teenagers aged 16-20‚ who are relatively new drivers. Furthermore‚ 400 000 drivers of the same age category are seriously injured
Free Driving Automobile Adolescence
argument amongst Americans is determining that the current legal drinking age which is 21 should be lowered to eighteen or not. Researching the following propaganda made me understand the dangers to the youth and people in America if the drinking age were to lower. Therefore i will argue with whoever disagrees with me that the drinking age should be lowered. I’d like to explain six reasons to why the drinking age should not be lowered beginning with the strongest reasons. First reason being is
Premium
Should the legal use age of tobacco be raised? The use of tobacco has become a custom in the American lifestyle. The number of people that use and/or are addicted to nicotine is at an all time high and the number of teenagers that use it is growing even greater. So knowing these facts the question has started to arise‚ should the legal use age of tobacco be raised? Throughout this paper we will discuss what the pros and cons would be if the legal use age were to be raised. The pros of this happening
Premium
Should the legal driving age stay at 16? Despite what people might think‚ most car accidents aren’t caused by the age of the driver. Car accidents are caused by the lack of experience or knowledge of the road. Sixteen is the perfect age to drive because it’s the age where teenagers start to mature and learn how to deal with responsibility. Driving is a necessary part of life. Teenagers drive themselves to school and to work‚ they help pick up a bit of the responsibilities their parents have
Premium Driver's license Driving Driver's education
The drinking age be lowered to 18 "Alcohol is the drug of choice among America’s adolescents‚ used by more young people than tobacco or illicit drugs... [T]here are 10.1 million underage drinkers in the United States... 39% of current 8th graders‚ 58% of 10th graders‚ 72% of 12th graders‚ and 85% of college students have tried alcohol.” -The National Institutes of Health (NIH) wrote in their fact sheet titled "Underage Drinking" on report.nih.gov. Apparently keeping the drinking age at 21 is not
Free Drinking culture National Minimum Drinking Age Act Legal drinking age
the wheel may be one of the most dangerous actions‚ why does every young adult wish to do it? The age to obtain a drivers license needs to be raised because the amount of accidents would decrease‚ young drivers would have an opportunity to gain more experience‚ and more restrictions with a permit could save an increasing amount of teen lives. If the lawmakers of Pennsylvania changed the driving age from sixteen to seventeen or higher‚ fewer accidents would occur. Many sixteen year olds (boys in
Premium Tram accident Traffic collision Driver's license
Driving is one of the most dangerous activities that exists today; yet everybody is involved in it nearly every day. Of the common stereotypes in society‚ perhaps one of the most common is that of the immature teenagers behind the wheel taking the lives of others. This stereotype is completely false. Although teens may be more susceptible to car accidents‚ the driving age should remain the same because the problem is lack of practice‚ teenageers need to travel around‚ teenagers are not the only
Premium Adolescence Driving Automobile
Minimum Driving Age “In 2008‚ 5‚864 drivers ages 15-20 were involved in fatal crashes.” Remarkably‚ this is a 27% decrease from 1998. The minimum driving age should rise because there will be fewer crashes among the 15-20 year old age group‚ at about this age‚ they are dealing with sleep deprivation which impacts their driving‚ additionally they tend to make simple mistakes that result in crashes. This matters because young lives are still being lost to inexperienced driving on the
Premium
The Drinking Age Should Remain 21 By Matt Hill Teenagers will do just about anything to fit in with the "popular" crowd. Drinking and partying are both viewed as cool or popular in the eyes of some teenagers. What does a teenage party consist of? Well‚ it will usually take place in a house with no parental supervision‚ along with members of both sex‚ and a lot of alcohol. The teens may then engage in drinking games such as beer pong‚ flip cup‚ quarters‚ presidents and A-holes‚ to name a few. As
Premium Sexually transmitted disease Drinking culture Human sexual behavior