Due to this, the New South Wales government implemented new restrictions on provisional licence, making it illegal for P1 drivers carry more than one underage passenger between 11pm-5am. This is another way of how justice is achieved in law reform on young drivers and it is also believed that restricting night time driving and passenger numbers for young drivers has been found to be very effective in reducing accidents. Furthermore another issue that also
This is the main reason that a lot of people want to have the driving age raised. They think that when these teens are a little older, their risk of crashing will significantly decrease, making roads safer for all. The problem with this logic is that the main reason that this age group has the highest crash rate is that they are the least experienced. If the driving age is raised, the only thing that will change is the age group of the inexperienced drivers. Instead, a good idea would be to increase the amount of time a teen needs a permit for, in order to get more experience before actually getting a license.
A large portion of those accidents happen when one vehicle hits a wall, tree, or even slides off the side of the road, this shows that the cause is reckless driving. Someone showing off for their friend, sending and reading text messages on their phone, or just not paying attention to the road. A lot of teens like to show off when they drive, that's why they end up in a accident. There are many different solutions for this problem, but only a few could be realistic and actually work out. There are many people who think the driving age should be raised to 21, they say that people who start driving at 21 are less likely to be involved in crashes.
• Students are telling others about how unsafe it is to drink and drive because you are not just risking your own life but many others. • Students are trying to show others how important it is to stay of the roads when drinking. http://www.sadd.org/teenstoday/parentsdriving.htm 4. Investigate the problem of teenage suicide. - What steps can be taken by schools to prevent this problem?
Even though teenagers are minors they still have constitutional rights. Curfew laws violate the First Amendment, which is protection of freedom of speech and association. They also violate “equal protection” under the Fifth Amendment as well as “unreasonable searches and due process” under the Fourth Amendment. Innocent teenagers are turned into criminals and people start to think all teenagers are bad. Police will be spending too much time tracking down teenagers past curfew instead of real criminals.
The current P-plate laws are extremely affective in reducing accidents on the road.This is because they deal with many of the dangers p-plate drivers face while driving, including distractions, driving speed, peer pressure and driver safety. To begin with, the current p-plate laws are affective in reducing accidents while driving because they deal with the important issue of distractions. An example of a distraction that is dealt with by the current p-plate laws is mobile phones. Mobile phones cannot be used by p-plate drivers when driving or while the car is moving or stopped but not parked. This helps to stop accidents because it removes distractions from a p-plate driver so they can focus solely on driving.
Pitfalls of teenage Drunk Driving There are several problems in life that seem trivial at first sight, nut turn out to be gigantic in nature when carefully inspected. One such problem is that of drunk driving and especially teenage drunk driving. This habit is partially successful due to our affinity towards alcohol and despite some legislative attempts to ban its usage or at least restrict it; the problem still continues to thrive. The theme of this paper is an analytical review of teenage drunk driving, the statistical significance and pitfalls of the practice. Rationale Before considering the incidence of the problem and why it is on the rise, it is important to consider why teenagers opt for it in the first place.
Why are teenagers the way there are What is wrong with teenagers? JD Salinger shows a rough time as a teenager in the book Catcher in the Rye. Holden Caulfield is a normal teenager going through a rough patch in his life causing him to make bad decisions. Teenager’s minds are not always fully connected, meaning we make dumb choices. According to the article of teenage brain developments, “When two teenagers’ drivers are racing down the road darting through traffic to get ahead of each other… They are doing it because the risk and danger involved” (Sheryl Feinstien).
The next rhetorical device I noticed was a stereotype of teenagers – “teens take greater risks: driving while intoxicated, speeding and not using safety belts”. This negative implication is that all teen drivers behave this way. I personally know several teenage drivers that are sticklers for following the rules of the road and behave responsibly when they are driving. This article was also had several examples of proof surrogate devices, for example: Some people think they have a better chance of survival if they are thrown from the car. Studies show that those who did not wear seat belts… Some think that if your car is equipped with an airbag….
All of this has been gathered from the US News World Report News. Now the real problem comes with teens and not having enough time behind the wheel. All this leads to them being unsafe about themselves while driving. * 4th Article As seen in the Graph you can tell the many violations that teens are more likely to pass through their driving years. It goes from highest percentage violation to lowest.