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 particular) have a ‘nothing can hurt me’ attitude. As a result‚ many teens feel the
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caused by drunk or impaired driving. The danger of drunk or impaired driving has long been in the public’s eye‚ but with the advent of modern mobile technology such as cell phones‚ it is now becoming more apparent that drunk driving is not the only killer to roam the nation’s roads and highways. While drunk and distracted driving share a strong similarity in their deadliness; they also share more similarities as well as some differences such as prevalence‚ effect on driving ability‚ and the number of
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February 10‚ 2012 Case Number: 107-11J-1127 “Teenage and Adult Responsibility Act” Teenage and Adult Responsibility Act is often abbreviated to TADRA. TADRA is a driver licensing program for teenagers between the ages of 15-18. Although‚ teenage driving is the main focus of TADRA it also affects drivers 21 and over. The provisions of TADRA for drivers over the age of 21 are apparent in situations involving a DUI. This program was established in Georgia. The goal of TADRA is to help improve the safety
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phone use while driving should be the concern of motorists and policymakers and have lead policymakers to consider whether the use of cell phone while driving should be regulated or even prohibited. These new technologies often have people regularly engaged in multitasking activities behind the wheel. Unfortunately‚ these distractions come at a cost of diverting attention away from the primary task of driving. It can be speculated that people who use their cell phones while driving is likely to engage
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accidents is the consumption of alcohol by the driver (www.ezinearticles.com). The way you could prevent people from drinking and driving is to get a designated driver (DD) or call a taxi to drive you home. Driving under the influence can get you a DUI if getting pulled over. An additional prevention of getting in crashes is to never grasp for things in their vehicle while driving‚ like a cellphone. What also makes drivers less aware is road rage. Each driver must manage their temper when on the road (www
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New drivers may believe that driving an automobile is similar in every season‚ but experienced motorists are likely to know that winter and summer offer different pleasures and challenges. The most obvious distinctions between the seasons are the temperature‚ precipitation and amount of daylight. Each of these variables can change driving conditions dramatically. Indeed‚ some drivers even refrain from driving in certain weather. Fortunately‚ both seasons do have advantages so drivers can enjoy the
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Texting While Driving The number one leading cause of teenage driving deaths and crashes is texting while driving. Texting while driving is teenagers’ number one driving distraction (Cell Phone). Texting while driving has not really been a big concern until recently. Law enforcement have realized that the percentage of texting and driving accident have risen over the past years. Texting while driving has been getting ignored but now it’s time to bring it to the light to save some lives. Texting
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Impaired driving is mainly known as operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. The rate of impaired driving has declined within the past decade‚ however the danger of it still lurks within Canadian youth. To begin with‚ according to MADD Canada‚ “motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 16 to 25 year olds‚ and alcohol and/or drugs are a factor in 55% of those crashes.” It is evident that within elderly generations‚ these numbers are lower. Such is the case
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The Dangers of Texting While Driving Over the past few years‚ texting while driving has become a major issue for many Americans across the country. It has been the cause of many deaths and injuries and is a huge distraction for drivers. Texting while driving is said to be as dangerous as drunk driving. Many campaigns have been developed to further reduce the rate of accidents caused by texting while driving‚ but these are not taken to notice by the thousands of people taking their chances and answering
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The Problems Of Drinking And Driving Harman Singh Gahir Roll Number August 09 2010 On the night of May 14‚ 1988‚ Larry Mahoney was drunk‚ so drunk that his blood-alcohol concentration—the percentage of alcohol in his blood—was more than twice Kentucky’s legal limit at the time of .10 percent. Regardless‚ Mahoney got behind the wheel of his pickup truck and proceeded to drive northbound in the southbound lane of Interstate 71 near Carrollton‚ Kentucky‚ crashing head-on into a church bus returning
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