Teen Driving For most teens‚ getting a driver’s license is exciting and liberating. For their parents‚ however‚ it can be an anxiety-filled time. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for teens‚ and teens are four times more likely to be in a crash than older drivers. While these statistics are sobering‚ there are steps parents can take to help keep their teens safe. Leading by example‚ and talking to kids early and often about the risks and responsibilities of driving can help
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Passing My Driving Test Passing my driving test was a huge accomplishment in my life. Without having my driver’s license there would be many things I could not do; like drive to work and school every day or drive to my dad’s house on the weekends. Before someone gets their license in the state of Mississippi‚ they must first get a driving permit and hold it for a year before taking the actual driving test. Having the drivers permit only means you can only drive with a licensed adult. I got my
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Congratulations‚ you’ve passed the driving test.” At the age of 16 people can receive their drivers’ license. Many think that this age is too high but many more think it is too low. The age at which young people can receive their license is far too low. There are three stages of a license and people should not be able to receive the first stage of their license until they are 20. Cost‚ insurance‚ and age are all crucial points in why the driving age needs to be changed. With the driving age at 16 there are a
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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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when it is life threatening to the surrounding ones. It is not taught in school‚ but the leading demographic is teenagers. It is texting and driving. There is individual you know that has texted and driven. Parts of your community who are against texting and driving still will proceed to do it. An A. T and T survey revealed that 98 percent of texting and driving demographic find it is threatening to their safety. Adults do it as well as teenagers. A further A.T. T study showed that 43 percent of teen’s
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Name: Taylor Holton Teen Driving Issues Project Topic: Teen Crashes Part 1 - Identify the Issue Be sure to include complete sentences. Section Heading |Information| Why is this a problem‚ especially for teen drivers?| I believe that all car crashes are horrible‚ dangerous for everyone involved‚ and most likely always preventable. There’s a couple reasons why i think its such a problem‚ especially with teenage drivers because.... Crashes are the number one cause of deaths among teenagers. More
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Teen driving project Teen Cashes Teen crashes are a constant problem in our society. Teens are extremely likely to get into a crash within the first 6 months of driving. Teens forget to scan the road for hazards that may harm them‚ drive to fast for road conditions or being distracted. TeenDiving.com says that distractions‚ drowsiness‚ texting‚ and driving under the influence are the absolute main reasons for teen crashes. Anything from putting you makeup on to drinking alcohol‚ even to
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Have you ever wondered why teens need to wait for a few years after getting their first driver’s license to obtain one that doesn’t have any restrictions? Well‚ the answer to this is relatively simple. States have implemented laws to aid teen drivers on their new adventure of driving a vehicle. There are two steps to these restrictions that teen drivers have to face. The first restriction is the "driver licensing programs" which requires teens to obtain a set number of years after getting their learner’s
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Teen Driving In Canada‚ the legal age of driving is 16. According to many research studies‚ the fatalities with teen age driving put a question to increase the legal driving age to 18 or more due to number reasons. It is not only save lives of teens‚ also save people who are there on the road every day. What a person typically do on daily basis‚ when he or she at the age 16. He or she wake up in the morning‚ go to school for whole day‚ do some recreational practice or have involve themselves
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be made up to help cops be aware of all the laws teens are breaking. There have been 1‚348 fewer deadly crashes involving sixteen year old drivers‚ but at the same time there have been 1‚086 more fatal crashes that involved eighteen year olds (www.well.blogs.nytimes.com). One thing that people need to know is that there are no laws that can make teenagers stop being teenagers. So thus‚ no law could be in place to help ensure the responsibility of teen drivers behind the wheel. Earlier I said there
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