Combined driving

killed in fatal accidents due to many different aspects. Teenagers are at a crossroad in their life where distractions easily capture their attention, immaturity leads them to make poorer decisions, and teens also have a tendency to speed. The driving age needs to be raised in order to protect teenage lives. First of all, the mind of a teenager is easily distracted by whatever is near them. Whether it be a mobile device, someone else in the car, or something they've got to see out the…

opinion, teen driving is another way for teens to get a little more freedom and also show some responsibility, gain more trust from their parents and learn to become independent young adults. The advantage of teen driving would be that teens are able to drive themselves to and from school, work, practice or any other social events they may have. It also takes the stress off their parents by taking younger siblings to and from events, or by running any errands for their family.. Teen driving can…

“The bottom line is that when we look at the research, raising the driving age saves lives”, Adrian Lund said, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Currently, the legal driving age is 16 in most states, some people feel that the legal driving age should be changed to at least 18. Nonetheless, it has to be taken into consideration the “side effects” of raising the driving age. By keeping teens from driving, they would only become less responsible and more dependable on their…

The thought of driverless cars running freely on the roads is both exciting and terrifying. Like it or not, most of us surely heard that driverless cars are a new technology which becomes a reality. In Eric Biba’s Newsweek article, “What The World Look Like Without Drivers”, he predicts how our lives will change as people start to give up their personal vehicle for the benefit of driverless ones. I agree with the author that driverless cars will be convenient and will benefit to our lives in the…

The day my Tia Suki told me that today will be the day I will be learning how to drive .So much joy ran through my mind. All I could picture was me behind the wheel with my foot on the gas pedal. as I opened the driver door I was starting to get really nervous. My aunt would be giving me instructions on how to drive and what each letter represents. As I put the gear change in drive I slowly remembered what my aunt had taught me. I slowly I put my foot on the gas pedal and I was starting to…

There have been times where I would be driving in the winter while it’s snowing and I wouldn’t be able to see the roads and that’s why if I had a choice I would rather drive in the summer which is safer. In the winter many people have had accidents which some end in death from black ice due to slippery sharp turns. This is the reason why I would rather drive in the summer when there isn’t black ice but summer also has its down side. Sometimes you see in the news or newspapers that people have…

substance abuse problems. 13.2) Externalizing problems include risky sex, risky driving, substance abuse, and crime. Risky driving is the most serious threat to the lives of adolescents and emerging adults. The most at risk are people ages 16 to 24. Some countries have raised the driving age to 18 and this has decreased their accident rate dramatically. Over half of adolescents have fatalities a few months after driving, but it decrease after a year. Automobile accidents are the leading cause…

Have you ever dreamed of speeding down a racecourse or highway at an extremely high speed, risking life and limb for that exhilarating feeling? Well, hot rods made this dream come true for many people. A hot rod is generally defined as an old American car modified with a heftier engine and increased aerodynamics to achieve a high linear speed. No one really knows the origin of the term “hot rod”, but it could be linked to the late 1930s in Southern California. 1930s On the dry lakebeds of…

Although there are many inventions that have changed the way we live our day to day lives, the one that has helped us numerously is the car. The car helps people get food from grocery stores, helps many pick their kids up from school, and transports people to unexplored destinations. The car helps many people go to the grocery store. If we didn’t have cars, we would have to walk hundreds of miles just to get groceries. The car has made it remarkably easy to the grocery store, and get to it.…

Route 66 was a two street that stretched for over 2,400 miles. With the incoming tourist and increase in automobile activity, there was always large congested traffic. Bumper to bumper traffic took the roads and accidents made travel become unethical. This is when Route 66 began to take a turn for its high popularity and love for the mother road, to changes of a more convenient road structures like a 4 lane street. In 1941 the Federal Defense Highway Act of 1941 authorized and funded a limited…