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
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The driving age should be raised to a higher age for safety reasons. The reason I say this is because teens text and drive and put themselves and other people in danger. Teens are increasing car wrecks. They are also increasing their injuries. Teens don’t know much of the consequences that come with driving. They party and drink‚ and when they drive drunk‚ that’s another wreck and death waiting to happen. A lot of teens just want a car to drive‚ they don’t really drive the proper way . The driving
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“Why are you doing this to us? This isn’t fair! Teenagers aren’t the only people who can be loud and obnoxious! Why don’t you ban your loud customers and not just teenagers?” While teenagers have a reputation for being rude and noisy‚ that doesn’t mean it’s true for all of them. The same can also be said about how adults behave in public places. Restaurants‚ like Munchy’s downtown near Springfield High School‚ feel that banning their adolescent customers during lunchtime would help to resolve their
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The life of young teenagers mostly refering to females‚ they tend to fall into many peer pressure that allows them to suffer at the longer run. I met this girl that was actually very shy that she hardly spoke to her parents of her problems regarding to anything that happened in school or personal life. I got the oppoetunity to get to know her‚ she opened up to me and told me her situation. She saild that she got in a problem because of peer pressure she fell into temptation and had sex with her
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Pennsylvania you can obtain a driver’s license at 16 years of age. There are a lot of disadvantages for teens driving at that age. Statistics and research show that their brains aren’t fully develop‚ they don’t have enough hours or time driving under the different weather conditions‚ they are more prone to having accidents‚ and their insurance rates are high. You would think teenagers would be the world’s best drivers. Their muscles are supple and their reflexes are quick. Though car crashes are
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Comparing driving in the winter and driving in the summer is a little bit complicated because no matter what the weather‚ you still have to pay attention to the road and everyone else driving. Secondly‚ you must wear your seat belts at all times. Driving involves basic decision-making year round. Always stay alert and concentrate on getting from point A. to point B. In the winter rain and snow make the roads slick and hard to avoid dangerous situations. In the winter‚ a special tire is required
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decline in drinking and driving‚ alcohol-related deaths‚ and injuries on the roads. However‚ drunk driving remains one of the main causes of death and injury. Spreading education of Drunk driving will help lower the number of alcohol related car accidents. The best way to spread education is have people take a test on drinking and driving before getting their permit and drivers license. One of the most critical problems facing our society today is that of drinking and driving. Because we see it all
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Impaired Driving and Aggressive Driving Alcohol is a contributing factor in close to 50% of all driver fatalities on Canadian roads. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is the single largest criminal cause of death in Canada. Drinkers who drive not only risk their own lives but the lives of others on the roads and around them. All this can be avoided by one simple rule: If you drink‚ don’t drive! If people drive responsibly they will reduce the chances of conflicts on the road and help
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metamorphosis and discovery‚ one fact has certainly remained unchanged. Teenagers make poor choices. Our knowledge as to why has been moved by science and new realization‚ but that statement holds strong. It being such a widely known and seldom disputed idea‚ one can easily see it in even the most prestigious and old pieces of media‚ such as in our case Romeo and Juliet. Many of the characters depicted in the classic story are teenagers‚ producing notable congruences between their actions and things expected
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Research & Technology April 27‚ 2005 The Driving Age "Many teens are interested in being able to drive at a younger age‚ but it is still unclear if they are able to handle it. If the legal driving age is lowered‚ are we endangering the lives of teen drivers‚ as well as the passengers with them?" (Think Quest) I believe most people want to drive as soon as they can. However‚ recently the government has been trying to pass laws that may change the current driving age of 16. There are positive and negative
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