The Driving Age Should the driving age be raised to the age of 18? My answer is no‚ because there is not that great of a difference in maturity between the age of 16 and the age of 18. I got my permit and began driving at the age of 15. By doing so I had almost a year of driving experience‚ with a parent‚ by the time I turned 16. I got my drivers license when I turned 16‚ and my parents bought me my first car. In my own opinion I believe I am a pretty decent driver. I have never been in a wreck
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Smith English 101 09 May 2014 Drinking Age Should Be At Age 21 Many American adults assume that drinking age must be age 21‚ because starting to drink alcohol early would have a lot of negative consequences such as having more car accidents‚ risks of lungs cancers‚ and so on. On the other hand‚ some American teenagers also believe if the law allowed the underage drinking‚ we would have several car accidents‚ which happens every day. In the article “Heavy Drinking on College Campuses: No Reason
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milestones. It is known as the beginning of adulthood and you now have the luxury of making your own decisions‚ which can sometimes be dangerous and/or life changing. Teen drinking is on the rise. The SADD reports that “72% of students have consumed alcohol by the end of high school‚ and 37% have done so by eighth grade”. By the age of eighteen the law recognizes these young people as adults‚ they are eligible to serve our country‚ they can be prosecuted and convicted as an adult in court‚ parental
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Morning‚ the issue I have chosen is if we should raise the drinking age to 21. * Im against this issue because at the age of 18‚ you are allowed to vote‚ serve in the defence force‚ drive‚ make choices about sexual activity‚ live by yourself‚ be tried in courts as adults and receive benefits from the government. * Drinking should not be any different because it is less of a challenge to make than the above. * Raising the legal drinking age would only result in more of a problem‚ as
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Should the driving age be raised to 21? Introduction: The driving age at the moment is 17 but sometimes it takes longer for people to do there test‚ in other countries its lower (some parts in America is 16) or higher (some parts of America). It could be good to rise the driving age because young drivers are the main case of road deaths or injuries. Also young drivers drink and drive. If the driving age is 21 fewer deaths would happen and roads would be safer. Main Part: It could
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disagreed that the minimum driving age should be raised from 16 to 18. It should stay at 16. There are many advantages to driving at an age younger than 18. Various teenagers are unable to participate in extracurricular activities due to no available way to get to and from the activity‚ teens are able to get jobs and need a way of transportation without depending so much on their parents‚ and numerous high school graduates are younger than 18 or just turned 18. First of all‚ various upperclassmen
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So why as a parent would one put their child in harms way‚ by making the decision of driving for one’s child instead of letting them make their own decision to drive when 18. Motor vehicles are or should be considered a deadly weapon considering all the deaths a motor vehicle can have. According to The U.S. Department of Transportation‚ motor vehicle traffic crashes were the number one leading cause of death for young teens in 2010. The driving age should be raised to 18 because at the age of 16
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But by having your eldest child being able to drive at the age of 16 just takes a load off your shoulders. The driving age should not be raised from 16. Most students today leave school wanting to attend University. Leaving school at the 17 still on their learners and no way to get there on their own. They will need someone who has had there New Zealand full drivers license for at least 2 years in the car with them. Also if the driving age is raised to 17 new drivers will be less experience as they
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Legal drinking age should be raised In this short composition I’m going to write about the reasons to disagree or agree with the idea‚ that legal drinking age should be raised. In this paragraph i will present you the reasons to disagree. When someone tells us‚ that the government should raise the legal drinking age it sounds good. But after five minutes‚ when you think about it for a while you start thinking otherwise. The reason for that is; you know that not only 18 year olds drink‚ but
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public transport so youth wouldn’t have to drive to work. 15 are far too young‚ and it definitely should be raised. Remember - a driving license is a privilege not a right‚ as some of you think it is... Not only should the driving age be lifted to 18‚ there should be more draconian restrictions in place during the licensing period. Road safety should be compulsory in schools from an early age. Bicyclists should be licensed‚ as party of attaining a full ’drivers’ license - having completed the bicycle module
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