Should U.S. States Raise the Driving Age? Teenagers worldwide view the privilege of driving as a coming of age ritual. Recently‚ the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has called upon states to raise the driving age from sixteen to seventeen‚ or possibly even eighteen years old. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety‚ or IIHS‚ is a research group funded by the auto insurance industry. Research by the IIHS has shown that car crashes are the leading cause of death amongst teenagers
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saver. That law can and will make the road a saver place to travel. Texting while driving and Drunk driving is very dangerous‚ it almost doubles the chance to get into a car accident. So a such law will almost double the safety of the road. Driving while texting is so dangerous and some people don’t even recognize how dangerous it is. When a person text and drives they think they’re multitasking‚ while most people don’t even know that multitasking
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privilege and put not only their life at risks but others on the road with them as they multitask texting and driving. So many young adults become increasingly connected towards their phone that they begin to lose focus on their surroundings and end up in a casket only days later. Using my knowledge and what I have seen‚ I would like to educate others on the dangers of texting and driving. Although many already realize that this is such an obvious piece of information‚ it is hard to believe that it
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by distracted while driving and 9 people die while trying to attempt it or just doing it (Halsey). Now that this century has more technology than ever before‚ some of these appliances are in our vehicles. People can now get distracted while texting‚ talking‚ trying to mess with the radio‚ trying to make a navigator work‚and simply putting a disc in a player . With all of these distractions around us while driving‚ there is more of a chance to attempt this. Distracted driving is dangerous‚ so think
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Texting while driving has become a major issue as modern technology expands. Many states have even passed a law to make it illegal to use a cellular device while operating a vehicle. Texting and driving not only put your life at risk but also others. Text messaging proves to be a significant distract to individuals behind the wheel. While texting‚ the road doesn’t have your full attention‚ your mind is focused on the message and not concentrating on the road. Texting also requires use of your
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Should people use self-driving cars? Are they safe?“Beep‚ beep. Car‚ which currently reaches only 40 km/h‚ faces many legal‚ regulatory hurdles’’ – CBC News.People should not drive self-driving cars. Self-driving cars have too many disadvantages than advantages on the car‚ it’s going to be a expensive chance of risking our lives in the car and on the road. Something might malfunction with the computer and other stuff that goes on in the car and the driver would not be able to control the car and
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Distracted driving is an extraordinarily important topic that should not go unaddressed. More than ten people pass away and 1‚161 have been injured every day due to careless and inattentive driving. Half of teen car collisions result from either a text message or tweet that could have waited. Life is so precious and should not be taken away from someone because‚ of a new status on Facebook. Texting while driving already had a major impact on the road and with the addition of social media it will
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dangerous driving is? The teen mortality rate is always increasing because of things that could distract young drivers. The current driving ge is a few years too young. Teens maturity levels are still way low at the age of sixteen. The teen mortality rate has increased over the years. Accidents in motor vehicles is the leading cause of teenage deaths. Car accidents represent more than one-third of all deaths. Teen males have a 46% higher chance of getting in an accident than females. Driving is a very
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Imagine driving down the highway‚ and ahead of you‚ you see a vehicle swerving all over the road. The first thing many assume is that the driver is on their phone or another device. They either crash‚ injuring others‚ or continue to text/play on their device. The advancement of technology continues to make this danger more and more prominent in society. The use of technology while operating a vehicle is the most dangerous distraction a driver can have due to the fact that people have been engulfed
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alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or less. While driving under the influence charges are normally given to people with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or higher‚ police are still allowed to hand out tickets to someone who seems impaired. Your blood alcohol concentration may be low‚ but this does not necessarily mean that you are safe to drive. DUI Charges Under Florida’s Laws According to Florida’s laws‚ a conviction for a DUI can lead to $500 to $1‚000 in fines for a first offense
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