Driving Age Teenagers need to be able to drive to get to school‚ work and sport practices. People think that teenagers shouldn’t be able to drive at such an early age but when really even if they were to start when they were 18-years-old they would still be a hazard on the roads. Teens need to be able to learn how to drive at some point so the earlier they learn than the quicker they become more safe drivers. Learning how to drive is one example for how teens can show their responsibilities by getting
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“Driving Distracted” Distractions are all over the place‚ and many of today’s drivers get caught up with these risky habits. “Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary task of driving‚ or to increase the risk of crashing.” (“Distracted Driving”). Interferences or bad habits mainly include cell phones with teenagers being the most likely to use their phones. Other disturbances may include passengers‚ dropping belongings
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Divorce and its effect on teenagers When parents are divorced they really think of their children? Do they consider the implications of divorce on their children? What should be the priority during the divorce? Below is the story of Craig a young lady who shares her feelings about her parents’ divorce. “A message from my mother’s divorce lawyer I was surprised. Things were bad between my parents‚ and my mom had already threatened to divorce my dad once that year. Before things turned sour‚ I
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Argumentative Driving Age There have been 1‚348 fewer deadly crashes involving 16-year-old drivers‚on the other hand in a year there were 4‚358 deaths of teens under 21 from alcohol use.The government should not raise the minimum driving age.Driving makes teens more responsible and makes them more focused.Some people say that it should stay the same for many reasons one being that teens are not responsible enough. If we lowered the driving age it would help make teens more responsible and experienced
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PURPOSE: To inform my audience about teenage driving risks and what can be done to prevent them. CENTRAL IDEA: Teenagers driving are the cause of many fatalities each year and the restrictions already in existence are not doing enough to protect them. INTRODUCTION: I. Today I ’m going to be talking about teenage driving and the risks involved. II. More and more teenagers get behind the wheel each day with the wrong mindset toward driving III. The government is now trying to
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It is important to acknowledge that the objectively overweight or obese child may suffer from poor body image and low self-esteem and therefore engage in less than healthy weight loss methods. Teenagers need to emphasize the importance of self-acceptance and respect for healthy living‚ as well as the appreciation of size diversity and positive body image (Neumark-Sztainer‚ Dianne‚ 2005). Although the epidemic of obesity in youth and adolescents
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accidents and deaths because of reckless driving and distractions while driving. Distracted driving is the practice of driving a motor vehicle while interacting in other activities. Driving is a serious matter; therefore your eyes should remain on the road at all times. Distracted driving endangers those behind the wheel and passengers‚ along with road occupants and pedestrians. Driving is a big reasonability and it comes with consequences. In today’s society‚ driving safe has become a negative outcome
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& reply to messages and post photos. This shows that now people are leaving PCs and moving towards Smartphone‘s. Texting while driving is a growing trend‚ and a national epidemic‚ quickly becoming one of the country’s top killers. Drivers assume they can handle texting while driving and remain safe‚ but the numbers don’t lie. When it comes to driving‚ teenagers have a lot of factors working against them like inexperience‚ impulsiveness‚ the challenge of navigating their complex social and emotional
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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
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person’s judgment. Their motor skills are affected‚ judging distance and judging speeds‚ their response time. These skills are vital to driving a car. So‚ common sense is if you drink you will be impaired‚ if you then try to drive a car‚ your driving will be impaired. Easy to say but so many people ignore the law and the basic common sense of not drinking and driving. Interesting that there is sort of a rule of threes: three cans of beer‚ three glasses of wine or three mixed drinks within one hour and
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