(Digest, 2008) More than 5,000 teenagers die in car accidents every year. (Digest, 2008) A way to solve this problem would be to raise the legal driving age should be raised to 18 years old. The typical 16 year old does not usually have the maturity to handle such a huge responsibility
With less space each year for landfills and rubbish tips, the process of disposing of rubbish which is not recycled is increasingly being moved overseas to countries like China. Although this may be seen as creating jobs, it is having a major effect on people’s health and the environment. Beijing’s concentration of PM 2.5 particles – those small enough to penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream are dramatically rising. The World Health Organization recommends a safe level of 25 micrograms per cubic metre, earlier this year this level rose to 505 micrograms”. (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/china-toxic-air-pollution-nuclear-winter-scientists Jonathan Kaiman, The Guardian,
This shows that without a Laissez-Faire government, mass production would have struggled to prosper so much domestically. Mass production was however still greatly important as it meant that goods could be manufactured more cheaply and efficiently. These methods were pioneered by Henry Ford who completely changed the automobile industry, the mass production techniques allowed cars to be available to the average American and as a result, 23million cars were on the road during the period and the industry employed 7% of the countries workforce. This
Although, many jobs were lost or given a dock in pay as machinery meant that skilled labour was not needed –one person was responsible for one part of the car and this was repeated every day. Along with this the price of a Model T went down by 80% in just 12 years and in 1927 Ford sold over 15 million. Mass production also provided technology in roads, highways and several other industries that provided a massive boost to the US economy. Mass production wasn’t all good though, although it provided a massive boost in the economy as well as providing a large amount of products that were now available to the wider public; it did promote un-skilled labour as well as providing the incentive for Americans to buy more with the loans that many banks lent without checking ones’ credit. As well as this, the US had laid on a heavy tax on all goods (Forney Mccumber) that were foreign with European reciprocating this forcing the US to be very
Research shows that starting at age sixty-five, elderly drivers are more likely to be involved in deadly, multicar accidents. Although seniors understandably value the independence that comes with having a driver’s license, some people should not be behind the wheel. Should one license last forever, or should elderly drivers be required to undergo periodic reevaluation?” We want to decrease in deadly car accidents, so we should start these evaluations, because there might be many elderly who still have the capabilities to drive but there’re many who aren’t capable. About a month ago I tuned in a local news channel and they were talking about a deadly car accident, two survived but 2 others died and one of the drivers was a 63 year old man, who
* Ashley Gardiner stated in the Herald Sun on December 2010 “only four of Victoria’s 20 most dangerous accident black spots are monitored by speed cameras”. Recently in some states, speed cameras have been subcontracted to private companies. Now that this is happening people are now thinking that speed cameras are more a source of revenue then a life saving implementation. If it is a revenue boosting change, I would hope that this extra money was going back into road safety initiatives and not into the pockets of private
("Mothers against drunk," 2011) Before the legal age was made twenty-one years of age, there was more than twice as many fatal traffic crashes as today. ("Mothers against drunk," 2011) A third way how it causes the roads to be dangerous is with the increase of more intoxicated drivers, the number of police and highway patrolmen/women does not increase. If the age limit were to be lowered, all people of eighteen, nineteen and twenty years of age can now drink and a big percentage will drive after they are intoxicated. With this increase in people driving while
Compared to 2011, the amount of fatalities increased 3.3%. That is 1,082 more deaths than the year before. These deaths are all tied in with the fact that they have most likely had a lack of experience driving on the road. Now if the driving age were to be higher, the amount of deaths would decrease. Although not drastically, preventing any deaths helps.
NHTSA estimates that in 2010, helmet use saved the lives of 1,544 motorcyclists, and an additional 709 lives might have been saved if all motorcyclists had worn helmets (NHTSA, unpublished data, 2012). With motorcycle ownership at an all-time high (8.2 million registered motorcycles in 2010, compared with 4.3 million in 2000), motorcycle-related deaths and their associated costs are expected to remain at high levels unless more effective protective measures are implemented . Helmets are proven to save lives and money. Universal helmet laws are the most effective way to increase helmet use. (CDC MMWR) It is clear that helmet laws save lives.
Impaired Driving: Age-Related Vehicles have been a great advancement to society since their creation. Without them, we would not be able to work far from home, take vacations hundreds of miles away or make frequent trips to town. But with having the privilege to use these advanced machines comes responsibility. Who should be able to use a car and how should this answer be determined? Motorized vehicles weigh thousands of pounds and can do massive damage if used improperly or operated by a person who is physically impaired.