Driver's license

getting a driver’s license, and teenagers are not as inclined to get a driver’s license anymore because of inexperience with driving and more challenging driving conditions. The road test is also more demanding, and driving education and the price to insure a teenager gets more expensive every year. Parents also play an important role into whether their child decides to start driving, the more the parent does to emphasize safe driving habits the more likely it is for the teen to get a driver’s…

One thing that most teenagers look forward to after turning 16, is getting their driver’s license. Once they get their license, they may go out to celebrate with their friends. On the way, the driver wasn’t paying attention, and crashed into another car on the road. Although no one is injured, both the cars are badly damaged. But not all teens might just have damaged their car, sometimes it’s their life as well as others in the car. For thousands of teens each year, this is a reality. The…

Giving illegal immigrants driver’s license would help law enforcement catch terrorist faster; As Bruce Schneier, Security technologist and prolific author on security-related issues informs “The state driver’s license databases are . . . more complete, and contain more information . . . than the IRS database, the Social Security database, or state birth certificate databases…

teenage drivers are involved in car crashes every year, and more are killed than in any other age group. Even to this day, 6,000 teens die in accidents annually—more than fifteen a day (Triplett 1). These alarming statistics prove that receiving a driver’s license at the age of sixteen is merely too young. Teenagers are incompetent about being on the road, which increases the chances of putting others at risk because they have not developed a strong level of maturity and experience. The driving…

program (Graduating License System) and act like they never went through it. Both of these important phrases continued to stick in my head even after the class was over. Not because…

Have you ever had your license taken away by your principal? According to this rule if you make some mistakes then you might end up losing it. The rule of the principal being able to7 take your license away doesn’t need to be taken away or removed it just needs to be changed. The rule is that the principal shall invalidate the student's driver's license or permit until the earliest of the following events: The person becomes eighteen years of age. One hundred twenty (120) days after the…

Teenagers have been given, at age sixteen, ownership and control of what could be an unintentionally, deadly weapon, their cars. Every year thousands of teenage drivers kill and are 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.…

Sometime in the next fifteen years, everything will change. Today, receiving a driver’s license is a big ordeal, teens must go through hours of lectures and take a rigorous driving test to receive their license. Soon, cars being led only by technology will roam the streets while their passengers text, read, or sleep. Google has predicted that by around 2020 their automatic cars will hit the market. (Luckerson) Some people are opposed to this idea however, as they believe it is unsafe to let…

Driving under the influence, or DUI, can have major consequences; such as getting your license suspended, fines, and even jail time. There are laws set in place, not only for the state of Tennessee, but throughout the country for DUI. In Tennessee, these laws, in my opinion, need to be revised. A DUI, or in some states called a DWI (driving while intoxicated), is a criminal offense that, in some states, means that you are driving under the influence of alcohol to the point that it impairs your…

Middle school were driven to school by their parents. Many of us experienced the congestion at drop off and pickup times at Rincon Valley Middle school. Now, here at Maria Carrillo, the experience is quite similar. With students getting their driver's licenses left and right, they are joining the congestion. It doesn’t really have to be this way. Let’s examine the pros and cons of driving to school. The main pros of driving are convenience and independence. It is unique to our culture to be so…