Should the Legal Alcohol Drinking Age be Lowered to 18? Should the legal alcohol drinking age be lowered to eighteen? At the age of eighteen years old‚ you are eligible to vote‚ you can legally purchase cigarettes‚ you are eligible for the military draft‚ you are willing to die for this country‚ you are even able to serve on a jury‚ and you are titled as an adult at the age of eighteen. Why can’t someone at the age of eighteen not drink alcohol? Who is to say that just because someone is twenty-one
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drinking age is currently twenty-one‚ but illegally drinking age is as low as zero. Why? Is the main question asked. I can assure you the under age drinking age percentage would drop if the age is lowered. Few reasons for teens drinking are: peer pressure‚ enjoyment‚ etc. But the main reason for doing so is “breaking the law.” 87% of high school seniors have used alcohol. That means that a large quantity of teens under the age of seventeen to eighteen have used alcohol before. We all know why teens
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While getting behind the wheel may be one of the most dangerous actions‚ why does every young adult wish to do it? The age to obtain a drivers license needs to be raised because the amount of accidents would decrease‚ young drivers would have an opportunity to gain more experience‚ and more restrictions with a permit could save an increasing amount of teen lives. If the lawmakers of Pennsylvania changed the driving age from sixteen to seventeen or higher‚ fewer accidents would occur. Many sixteen
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Kevin Morris 22 March 2012 Audience: Professor Kevin Morris Changing the Driving Age Should Not Be Raised It should come as no surprise that when the issue of whether or not the driving age should be raised is brought up‚ most people will argue that it should. If these same individuals were to take a look at some of the facts on this issue‚ their minds might be up for a change. The issue of raising the driving age has been a topic of discussion for many years because most of the evidence is
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My state is thinking about raising the driving age by one year and they are thinking if they should do it or leave it. As a underage teenager‚ it difficult for me to be getting around‚ especially when my parents is always working so I usually doesn’t have a ride to go anywhere. I strongly believe that the state should not raise the driving age by one year. First of all‚ it hard for us teen to be going out to places on their own‚ especially if you are playing in a sport that requires staying after
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If age 18 is legally considered an adult‚ why can’t they drink alcohol? In 1984 the drinking law was changed from 18 to 21(Procon.org)‚ since then there has been a 13% rise in car accidents due to under age drinking ‚ 300 deaths and 2‚100 homicides per year due to under age drinking. Therefore I believe the age to consume alcohol should be lowered to a younger age. At age 18 you are legally considered an adult‚ you are able to join the military‚ get married and even start taking classes to run
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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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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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places without their parents driving them is something all teenagers dream of. Although for some‚ the thought of teenagers driving creates an uneasy feeling. The legal teenage driving age has always been a controversial topic‚ there are several who support raising the legal age‚ but there are also ones that are against raising the age. In order to form an opinion‚ one must carefully consider: the maturity of teens‚ the fact that teens need to gain experience driving‚ the effects of not having a license
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Minimum Driving Age “In 2008‚ 5‚864 drivers ages 15-20 were involved in fatal crashes.” Remarkably‚ this is a 27% decrease from 1998. The minimum driving age should rise because there will be fewer crashes among the 15-20 year old age group‚ at about this age‚ they are dealing with sleep deprivation which impacts their driving‚ additionally they tend to make simple mistakes that result in crashes. This matters because young lives are still being lost to inexperienced driving on the
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