Sadly‚ young people are over-represented in road trauma statistics. Despite making up only 15% of drivers‚ young drivers represent around 36% of annual road fatalities. A 17 year old driver with a P1 license is four times more likely to be in a fatal crash than a driver over 26 years. Strict caution is to be taken from the second you step into a vehicle and get out‚ as there are countless amounts of factors that can create a dangerous and hazardous atmosphere and put the safety of the drivers and the
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cruising with your friends to celebrate. However‚ at about ten o’clock‚ your attention isn’t on the road‚ and you crash into another vehicle. Two of your friends die on scene‚ and your other friend is seriously injured. For thousands of teens each year‚ this is a reality. Sixteen year-old drivers are three times more likely to crash than seventeen year old’s‚ five times more likely to crash than eighteen year olds‚ and two times more likely than eighty five year old’s! I think the driving age should
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about the winter months? That’s an important month because that’s deals with snow and ice factors. A third disadvantage for 16 year olds are accident rates are high. Teenagers are four times more likely than older drivers to be involved in a car crash and three times as likely to die in one‚ according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In 2008‚ PennDOT released an article on: Reminding Teen Drivers to Avoid
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this is evident in the ‘Story of Tom Brennan’ by J.C Burke. The story of Tom Brennan displays many scenes of positive and negative experiences that impact on the lives of the individuals. This is also seen in the 60 minutes documentary‚ ‘After the Crash’. Tom Brennan is a teenager who’s life is about rugby‚ mates and family. This is until a night of celebration changes his life forever. Toms world explodes and his brother Daniel has been sent to jail‚ this forces the Brennan’s to move towns causing
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internationally in road accidents‚ over 100 deaths per 10‚000 motor vehicles. Some US government departments campaign in 1997‚ encouraging the removal of the word “accident” from the traffic management vocabulary and suggested replacing it with the word “crash.” Because “Motor vehicle crashes and injuries are predictable‚ preventable events. Continued use of the word “accident”
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enacted mandatory seat belt law.” (Dissanayake 32) There are two types of mandatory laws‚ Primary Seat Belt Law and Secondary Seat Belt Law. Depending on the child’s age and weight determines how they should be buckled in. “The lifetime medical cost of crash injuries was estimated to be $18.4 billion: $7.7 billion for treated and released patients and $10.7 for hospitalized patients.” (Bergen 895) The two types of mandatory seat belt laws are primary and secondary. The Primary Seat Belt law is that a
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In January this year‚ I had seen a car accident happen for the first time. The accident HAPPENED on Sydney road. I was being driven to my friends house by my father‚ I had witnessed a car go out of control and crash into the side of the road into the shops. The car was a large and black. Fortunately‚ the shop that the car crashed into was closed so no people were injured. The driver was hurt because the car crashed in speed. The front windo was broken and the car was crushed. Because of the
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cadavers. My first passage from page 87 explains how cadavers have been used in car crash simulations to determine the force of impact during the crash. Most people‚ including myself‚ don’t realize this even though we ride in a car almost everyday. Because of these cadavers‚ we are better-equipped and protected in car accidents. Without them‚ many mysteries would have remained‚ and the chances of surviving a car crash may have been severely low as well. This excerpt relates to my title because it is
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To begin‚ while drinking and driving is common among adults‚ teens are 3 times more likely to die in a car crash from intoxicated driving than more experienced adult drivers ( http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/teendrinkinganddriving/ ). In a study by the CDC‚ it was found that teenagers are 17 times more likely to die in a crash when they have a blood alcohol of 0.8% ( http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/teendrinkinganddriving/ ). Next‚ underage drinkers are also more reckless
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the radio. Everyday we hear about unfortunate teen deaths in car accidents that could have been avoided. The Florida department of transportation reported that sixteen year olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age and that they are three times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash than the average of all drivers. Even if you drive reckless and nothing bad happens there will still be consequences‚ there are always consequences. On August 24‚ 2007 Two Port St Lucie teenagers
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