It's a pretty common discussion among just about everybody, mostly teenagers. Although most teenagers are going to be against the idea because they haven’t drove yet and are anxious, most adults would like to see different actions taken on young drivers. Should the legal driving age be raised to 18? The main reason most people think the age should be raised is that it would reduce automobile accidents and fatalities. Accidents are caused by multi-tasking, Teens are easily distracted while driving by cell phones, the radio or even something simple as a friend talking to you.
It can lead to the death of loved ones, and can be compared to the same level of danger as drunk driving. No matter what age the driver is, under no circumstance should they be texting while driving. Texting or using a cell phone while driving is hazardous to you and to others. One reason the majority of people are against this action is because it causes a great amount of car accidents every year. While driving, adults and teenagers cannot resist the urge to pick up their cell phone and send a text or respond to one, as soon as the driver’s eyes meet their cellular device; their focus on the road is drawn away.
Abstract This short report explains how influences from peers and parents about drinking and driving shape the views and behaviors of teenagers. Driving while intoxicated is risky enough as it is, but when you add new and unexperienced drivers to the mix, the situation gets even more dangerous. Certain genders and behaviors make it more likely for a teenager to drink and drive or to ride along with a drunk driver. Participants in the studies ranged from fifteen year olds to nineteen year olds from all across the United States. This research shows how easy a teenagers mind is changed by the people around them and the impact role models have.
Drinking while under the influence of alcohol Nancy Lynn COMM/215 January 30, 2011 Tetchily allot Drinking under the influence of Alcohol Drinking alcohol and driving basically do not go together. Alcohol affects alertness, and one’s ability to make fast choices on the road, respond to changes in the surroundings and implement specific, often difficult maneuvers behind the wheel. It is therefore very important for drivers to have a maturity to accept the responsibility of acquiring a license. Alcohol is obviously the highest contributing factor in serious and fatal vehicle crashes, and the key issue in groups of vehicle crashes. Despite efforts to deter drunk driving, alcohol- related traffic fatalities still pose a grave and dangerous problem.
More so, a teenagers body is not matured enough mentally, nor physically, to execute decisions that hold another person’s life, or freedom at stake. In greater depth, if eighteen year olds could buy alcohol, they would be driving their underage friends around at wee hours of the night. Thus, risking them curfew tickets, possibly even letting an unlicensed, underage driver, be enabled to drive his friends around and put them at a greater risk, just because the designated driver was too intoxicated. Lastly, if some grown-ups cannot even drive, or function under the influence, how could a teenager manage? Secondly, teenagers at the age of eighteen have a lot of unfamiliar responsibility coming their
There are many things that distract people from driving safely and we all know of ways to prevent accidents but it is up to the person driving to make that choice, right?. Men and women who eat, work, or use devices while driving are more apt to crash or cause an accident than those who drive safe and pay close attention to the road. There has been plenty of research on this topic and things have been implemented; however, people still disobey the laws and use their phones, or change CD’s, while driving. If drivers of both sexes would reduce the use of devices and other types of distractions while driving and increase their attention on the road, then there would be a decrease in the number of accidents and crashes caused by distractions and reduced number of deaths caused by distractions. There is plenty of space for further research on this topic that must be done.
When Julie stepped into her car just eleven minutes earlier, she did not expect to kill an entire family. She was not drunk, high, or using her cell phone, but she was, in fact, impaired. Driving while overly emotional falls into the same category as driving while drunk, high, or texting; it is a serious driving impairment. It can affect your vision, your judgement, and it can alter your usual safe driving habits. Most people do not know that driving while overly emotional is an impairment, which makes it all the more scary because driving while emotional is not only dangerous, but it can be fatal.
Maureen also gives advices to teens about drinking. She’s very worried about teens because they’re usually drunk in parties and they need to drive to get home. The thought of killing someone never comes to a teen’s mind when their drinking and driving. So they should know to not drink and drive because it’s dangerous and most importantly because of the zero tolerance law. Work Cited: Anonymous.
Texting While Driving Using a cell phone while driving, whether talking or texting, is a danger not only to yourself but the people surrounding you. Many drivers today have busy lives and never have time to get the things they need to do completed on time. This leaves them to get things done while on the road. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driving and texting is six times more dangerous than driving intoxicated. Since many people have gotten away with it so many times they feel that it’s all right and nothing bad will happen but that’s not always the case.
Running head: Drunk Driving Drunk Driving 1 Drunk Driving: Has There Been Any Improvement Juanita Kirkwood Business Ethics May 20, 2012 Drunk Driving 2 Abstract Drunk driving has always been an issue. At times, the concern of driving while under the influence has arisen because of a tragic event that has caused public outcry. While it is hard to identify why there seems to be no way to prevent repeated drunk driving offenses one thing is clear. Something needs to happen to stop needless loss of life due to the actions of repeated drunk drivers. Several ways to prevent reoccurrence of drunk driving is to help the legal system to