Teen Driving Getting the License Many of today’s teens can’t wait to get that piece of paper with the cheap plastic on top, saying they are newly licensed drivers. But in New Jersey that’s going to be a little harder, since January 1, 2001 NJ has put into affect the new Graduated Driver License Program (GDL). The GDL is a program that teens and first-time drivers must complete to get their unrestricted license. This program was designed to lower the number of driving fatalities among teens
fire but the faint smell of gasoline lingers in the air. What would you do? Driving can be very dangerous especially for teens due to their inexperience in driving, low maturity level, and the numerous distractions that occur. The behavior of teens should be monitored to help keep them safe. One of the most important reasons why there are a large number of crashes involving teens is due to their inexperience in driving. According to an article titled “Why are Young Drivers at a Greater Risk”, driver
A drivers license what every sixteen year old dreams of getting. You can start dating and driving around with friends, the reason they call it sweet sixteen but with every privilege it seems that a limitation comes with it. In the following paragraphs I am going to argue on the limitations of driving not only for the youth but as well as adults too. Driving is a great privilege and also a great convenience to a young driver and their parents such as not having to be dependent on their parents to
drivers licence means a number of things for teens, like independence from their parents and no more long bus rides or tiring walks to get from one place to another. But most of all, a drivers licence means freedom. The freedom of driving to a gas station and buying unhealthy snacks with your own money, and then driving away with your snacks in your car is an almost impossible sensation to put into words. So when this freedom is obscured by teenager driving limitations, does that sensation of freedom
Teens Dangers and Risks; Driving Driving is always an issue of concern for parents, grandparents, and other family members everywhere. Aside from the family, driving is raising concerns for police, firemen, first aid responders, and paramedics. “Every year, nearly 1.3 million people die from car related incidents, while another 20-50 thousand are injured or permanently disabled.” (Annual Global Road Crash Statistics). “Over 400 thousand of these deaths are attributed to people under the age of
is not careful.Everyday a teen learns how to drive. Many people think that teens are simply not ready or do not have the capabilities to handle driving.“In 2012, 60 percent of deaths among passenger vehicle occupants ages 16-19 were drivers.” (Teen Driving Statistics) The teen driving age should be increased in all 50 states. Additionally, as older adults begin to grow in age they begin to become dangerous. Older adults age 60 and up should have to retake their driving test to prove that they still
fatal car crush than women drivers." At 18 years you're not a teen no more you're called an adult so your responsible for your actions, nobody else. We must seat down and think when the appropriate age to get a driver's license. In my opinion, I say at 18 years old is the right time to get a driver's license. The appropriate time is 18 years old because their more mature, less lives will be at risked, there brain is more
The age requirement for driving has been a controversial topic for many years now. According to the law, a person can drive at the age of sixteen years, but they can drive earlier if they have a permit. The discussion has two sides because many feel that teenagers are mature enough to handle themselves, but some feel that driving is a dangerous responsibility. Teenagers do not have the maturity to drive at such a young age; moreover, I believe teenagers should be allowed to drive at the age eighteen
Not every country has the same laws. As an example, the age limit for Pennsylvanians to drive is sixteen. However, in Europe, the legal driving age is eighteen, for the government feels that the teenagers are not mature enough to handle a car. Even though in other parts in America, the lowest age is fourteen, America is considering raising the driving age in their country for the same reason. I disagree with this notion, for if a parent did not want a teenager to drive a car, they would give the
Driving is a huge part of our everyday lives. Cars and trucks are one of the most sold things around the world it makes traveling so much easier on our lives. Driving has been around for so long it has been used for traveling and transporting goods to other places at a faster pace. But cars and trucks are not all the time a safe thing most crashes have been mostly have been because of the person driving it not the car itself. A huge number of deaths
not all teens look forward to several events in their life. One of those events are getting a driver's license. This small piece of plastic is their ticket to freedom. This ticket is more than just freedom to be able to drive their friends around but also freedom from the ritual of their parents having to drive them everywhere and embarrass them in public. Also this is a freedom to the parents as well they may save more on gas from not having to drive their children around. However, some teens are not
Now-a-days teens watch TV and believe anything they see on television. “Professional Athletes don’t cause more DUI Fatalities than other American—they just make more headlines (Lake, 2013) EBSCOHOST). So seeing someone famous drinking and then hoping in the car under the influence and beganing to drive with no worries, teens think it is okay. Excuses and false assurance are major reasons teens believe they can drink. People believe they will not get caught and that they have complete control of
A: Summary of “Distracted Driving Killing More American Teens”. In fall 2008 Ryan Didone was with four of his friends, when he hit a tree with his car. He died at the hospital as 15 years old. Captain Thomas Didone works at the police department, and he is Ryan’s father. He never thought he was those parents who would get a phone call like that. If it could happen to him, it could happen to anyone. Ryan’s father was with his son, the day he was born, and he unfortunately had to be with his son, the
many teens that see going to church as an inconvenience, but why do we look at it that way? Could it be because we don’t understand the concept? Maybe it’s because we think Sunday is our “sleep day” to catch up on the loss of sleep from the rest of the week. There are a lot of teens that enjoy church because they understand the concept, or because that is the only place they feel that they can be themselves. I can honestly say that I have been on both sides of this spectrum. I was once a teen who
Teen Curfews are NOT Necessary “In one study the average adult surmised that teens amount for forty-three percent of all violent crimes, when in reality the number is only a mere thirteen percent, and this number is made up of only half a percent of minors.” (Stoup, Page 1) Teenagers should not be forced to follow a ridged time schedule because of a curfew. Curfews severely reduce the amount of time that minors have to do things like youth events or church groups. Some people believe that youth
An average of one teen dies each hour in a car crash in the United States, and nearly 50 percent of those crashes involve alcohol, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHSTA). Alcohol is the drug most widely abused by teens. Alcohol abuse occurs among all geographic, ethnic and racial groups. Teens easily succumb to peer pressure when deciding whether or not to use alcohol. Unfortunately, they lack the coping and judgment skills necessary to handle alcohol wisely.
When someone turns 18 they acquire certain rights. They can vote for legislation, enroll in the military and buy a house. Before 1984, they were also allowed to buy alcohol. This all changed when President Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. This act stated that the drinking age would change to 21 and it has remained that way since. There has been controversy on the effectiveness of the law because most people drink before they turn 21. Which side is right? Was Reagan correct
Confessions of a Teen Alcoholic The beginning, was innocent in appearance - merely a bottle of my father's beer, in order to calm myself before the big exam. My first drink, an experiment recommended by a friend in the senior class, was meant only as a last resort - I needed to pass this test, you realize. Ah, but how that amber liquid metamorphosed to pure silk in my mouth, sloshing down my throat at first, quickly changing to a tender caress. The first sip, followed by a second, and a third
be taken to avoid needless weight gain. Despite the hectic lifestyles of teens, they know that a balance of exercise and good nutrition is the key to health. An important factor in having a healthy teenage life is knowing what to limit. According to the Diet and Nutrition Sourcebook, teens should limit junk food, spare the sugar and salt, and shouldn’t drink alcohol. There are many other nutritious snacks that teens can eat instead of eating junk food. For example, fruit or granola bars are
Problem Teens in Catcher in the Rye, Tears of a Tiger, and Whirligig The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger's novel set in the 1950s, told the story of sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield. Deciding that he's had enough of Pencey, his fourth school that he'd failed, he goes to Manhattan three days before his scheduled return to home, not wanting to inform his parents that he'd been expelled and sent back. He explores the city, calls up some old friends, gets nicked by the elevator operator