In the article "Let My Teenager Drink" by T.R Reid, he explains from the perspective of a father of two teenage daughters who can safely and legally drink as teenagers and expressing that the United States is in the wrong for having the national drinking age be 21 and above. Furthermore, he brings to light how the problem is in the law itself; causing teenagers to disobey and drink illegally and where no one is aware. Not only do teens find more dangerous and unhealthy ways to acquire alcohol but also require a place where no adults are present. Nevertheless, a teenager will keep on going to extreme measures to obtain the more that alcohol is prohibited. For the claim the author uses his own judgement when he refers to how a teen…
Text two communicates that teens don’t possess the road experience to make safe driving decisions and says 20% of accidents are caused by teens. Since GDLs provide guidance, teens can mistakes then, with someone to guide them, preferably than later. Text one states that raising the driving age just creates accident-prone drivers at 18 instead of 16. This proves that raising the driving age wouldn’t be a successful solution for car accidents. Taking away the driving privilege doesn’t solve the issue—GDLs do.…
I think people should be able to drive at whatever age they feel like they can safely drive. I think the minimum age should be thirteen, and as long as you’re a teenager, driving tests should be harder. Also, instead of just passing, everyone has to get 100%. As long as we know that teens will be safe, they can drive. If they won’t be safe and won’t drive carefully and responsibly, then they shouldn’t be able to drive.…
Teenage Driving: Do or Don’t? People can get a driver’s license from the age of 15 in the US. Car accidents are extremely common, and a lot of them can be fatal. Is it a good idea to let teenagers drive? Well, let’s take a look at some facts.…
Every teenager dreams of getting to drive. This is a new step in several of their lives After reading the article, my views on teenage driving have remained the same. As teenagers begin to drive, they are inexperienced and immature.…
The Legal Drinking Age in the United States There has been a continuing controversy in the United States on whether the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 or kept at 21. In the Persuasive Text “Five Reasons we should keep the drinking age at 21,” Karen Arnold-Burger stated the five reasons why people should keep the legal drinking age at 21 in the United States. Karen Arnold-Burger was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeals on January 6, 2011 in Kansas City, Kansas.…
Teens must know how to be responsible and “self-regulate” on their own. Teens need experience in order to learn, and raising the minimum driving age prevents teens from getting much needed experience at a younger age. Those who support raising the minimum driving age may argue that teens are reckless and irresponsible. However, teens only account for about 12 percent.…
Imagine not having a job and not being able to help support one’s family. Think about not having the opportunity to go to the final football game because there is no transportation. The Mississippi legislature is considering a bill that will raise the age requirement for obtaining a drivers license to seventeen, and I strongly disagree with this proposed bill. I believe that by raising the age requirement, the government is restricting teenagers and students in several different ways.…
In reality, driver education courses are being offered in only about half of the nation’s public schools, many discontinued because of skyrocketing insurance costs. Even when courses are offered, they generally focus on helping students pass a test, not teaching them to drive defensively and safely (Triplett 4). If the course is available at a school, it is only a semester long, which is not adequate time to be prepared to drive on the road. Surveys reviewed by the insurance institute show that more than fifty percent of adults support higher licensing age, and many young teens agree with this concept as well. For instance, Ryan Moore, a sixteen-year-old, stated that he thinks “it would be better to wait”…
In 2007, a poll was done determine what people thought about raising the driving age. This poll included 1,002 adults from December seventeenth through the nineteenth in the United States. Sixty-one percent…
There are teens at the age of eighteen who have their license and can drive their friends around but lack experience. If kids are driving by themselves for an extra year, then they will be more responsible at the age of eighteen when they drive with others. With this inexperience, they have a crash rate higher than any other age group. If teens start earlier and drive more before they are free to drive their friends' places teens should lower the number of accidents they have on the road a substantial amount. Teens should be able to drive at a younger age because it can help them be more responsible.…
According to name of source more than 8,000 people are killed or involved in serious accidents by 15-20 year old’s on the road. This shows that 15-20-year old’s cause more accidents than more experienced mid aged drivers. If driving ages were raised there would be less teen drivers…
Would you say that teen drivers are reckless drivers and shouldn’t have the privilege to drive? Most people think that taking away the driving privilege of teens sixteen and older will lower the number of car accidents. Others say that it is a necessity for teens to be able to drive. It seems that car accidents are at an all time high when it comes to teen drivers. Imagine if you had a teen and they were on the road.…
As Mark was driving to school on a Friday morning, he heard a notification on his iPhone 6. He quickly looked down to grab his phone, but before he could lift his head, he heard a loud noise. He looked up, and before he could react, he ran full speed into another car. Mark was only 15, but since he was being so irresponsible he got himself and another person killed. The driving age in Georgia should not be lowered because teens are too distracted by their phones, lowering the driving age would increase traffic levels, and teens are too immature, irresponsible, and reckless.…
An outrageous number of teens are killed each year in car accidents. Children in our communities are dying left and right from driving accidents because we 're not taking the correct course of action to help them. The amount of effort it takes to protect your young loved one from car accidents is not a huge undertaking and is worthwhile. Parents have to take most of this blame because they 're the ones that should be teaching their teens how to drive responsibly and being a good example on the road. Despite major efforts, teen deaths from car accidents remain to be a problem in today 's society.…