dollar fine and a year in prison. However, there are also states where there is no penalty at all such as Arizona. As for other states, the penalty fee can range anywhere from twenty-five to five hundred dollars with or without prison time and/or license suspension. In 2017 a truck driver crashed into a minibus killing thirteen people. In Texas, Jack Dilon Young admits to texting when the crash occurred. A bystander stated that he could see the truck cross into the center line many times. The…
In 2015, 2,333 teens from 16-19 years of age were killed by motor vehicle crashes.Distracted driving is a really big issue in america and is one of the leading causes of death. Ihad no idea that that amount of teens have died from car crashes, but i'm not surprised. Drivingwhile texting is on of the many ways someone can be distracted while driving.Texting while driving is especially bad because it involves all of the 3 main types ofdistractions. The 3 main types of distractions are, taking your…
Age of Responsibility The age of responsibility in my opinion is 18 years old. Why, because you're held with a lot of responsibilities. Such as being on your own paying for your own things and having rights to do things. You have driving driving is a big responsibility you have criminal charges if you get caught doing something bad. !8 is the age of responsibility, because you're an older person and have a lot of things to take care of.18 is the age where you can go out and live on your own…
HyTiva Outreach Programs HyTiva is opposed to driving under any influence and we believe it is 100 percent preventable. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, drunk-driving fatalities have decreased 53 percent since 1982 to record lows. As part of our effort to prevent driving under the influence , we have key initiatives like the HyTiva Designate a Driver campaign safe ride home programs, teamed up with UBER in cities that are available. HyTiva Local Safe Ride programs brings…
Introduction: Licensed teen drivers are more likely to be involved in a serious crash than adults that are somewhat older or middle aged drivers. Research shows that more than 40% of deadly car crashes that occurs between the ages of 16 and 17 are a result of the driver having one or more fellow teenage passengers, most frequently the other passenger or passengers were the same gender and around the same age as the driver. Most of the car crashes were due to; alcohol use, late night driving or…
Reckless Driving in Teens: An Annotated Bibliography Kostermans, Evelien, Mike Stoolmiller, Rebecca de Leeuw, Rutger Engels, and James Sargent. "Exposure to Movie Reckless Driving in Early Adolescence Predicts Reckless, but Not Inattentive Driving." PLoS ONE, vol. 9, no. 12, 10 Dec. 2014, pp. 1-18. EBSCOHost, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0113927. Accessed 7 Mar. 2018. In this article it states that teenagers are not the best of drivers by the lack of experience with driving. There are countless…
happen whether or not your teen took driver education or not. Robertson and Zador introduced a study shown in 1978 that concluded, “the people who had had driver education can plausibly be assumed to be the same as those who would have obtained a license without driver education.” (962). I must agree with you; driver education creates no positive impact when it comes down to teen crash rates. No matter the education it’s bound to happen. A more recent study found in 2013 says, “there is little…
As he is trying to find his place in the world, the employees of the DMV selflessly deny Hans that privilege. For Hans, obtaining a driver 's license is a gateway for him to create his American Dream. As Hans searches for his particular American Dream, he self-consciously detaches himself from his family and his wife, Rachel, scolds him stating, "You 've abandoned me, Hans '... I don 't know why…
argument. One of her friend even recommended her to go to a driving class, if she really wanted to learn fast. However, Rey was so confident to teach her. Finally, Rey gave her the go signal to take her driver’s test. Many people whom she knew and they took the driver’s test said, “Passing a driver’s test was hard”. She was very nervous when she took her first driving test. The woman in charged looked super strict. She told her to take out everything hanging in front of the car. She was sweating…
the age of 16-20 is driving deaths. Teenagers are already drinking by the time they reach the age of 18. Legalizing it would mean that teenagers would be more responsible about where and when they are drinking. Teens get a Graduated Drivers License (GDL) at the age of 15 and a half, and then they have to prove that they are ready to handle driving by themselves and…