Current Driver’s Education: A Troubling Issue for America From the March 2003 invasion of Iraq until September of 2006, about 2,600 American troops were killed in combat and war-related incidents (Wilson 18). Did you know during that same 41-month period, more than 22,000 teenagers, ages 15 to 19, died in traffic accidents on U.S. roads? (Wilson 18). That number has now escalated to approximately 4,500 soldiers and over 40,000 teens lost. Parents in the United States have relied on driver’s education
much of their Chemistry knowledge once the class has ended and they have graduated, the student driver may disregard much of the rules of the road once Driver’s Education has ended. Think of it this way: If a chemist has to remember the lessons learned in high school chemistry, then a driver must remember the lessons learned in Driver’s Education. It’s
Most if not all teens look forward to several events in their life. One of those events are getting a driver's license. This small piece of plastic is their ticket to freedom. This ticket is more than just freedom to be able to drive their friends around but also freedom from the ritual of their parents having to drive them everywhere and embarrass them in public. Also this is a freedom to the parents as well they may save more on gas from not having to drive their children around. However, some
better education and laws. For example, a young man may make a driving error, such as failing to stop at an intersection, and realize that he is inexperienced and needs more education. Or maybe a young woman is talking to a friend in the car and, paying little attention, almost rear-ends the car in front of her. She barely manages to avoid a collision and in this time of need, has no education to call upon. Several driving mistakes made by teens can be corrected through drivers education and gradually
First and foremost, people should be allowed to get a driver's license at sixteen so that they can drive to work. Because teenagers in America can get their "working papers" by the time they are fourteen; by the time they turn sixteen, most are already working. Since they have a job by sixteen, they need to have transportation in order to get there. Otherwise the foundation that the they are working for might not be accepting lateness within their domain, and ,most likely, fire that particular sixteen
Driving is a very important thing you should take serious at all times when behind the wheel. Learning to drive is the least hardest part about “driving”. When going through the process of getting your permit/driver’s license you might get frustrated only because there’s so much things you have to learn before even getting to drive an actual car with a professional instructor in the passenger seat grading your every move. When behind a wheel you take the responsibility
prevent all sixteen year olds from driving because of the traffic accidents of a minority of teens. It would be much more effective to introduce better restrictions on these new driver’s in order for them to gain experience in a controlled environment until they are safe to drive alone. A better, more well rounded, driving education would also help. In an article from The Seattle Times that asks teens thoughts on the subject, one says, “‘If adults put time into helping kids drive rather than ranting about
Although I can drive on the wild road, it would be more beneficial to the world if driving age is changed from 16 years old to an older age. My concerns of the age group are the distractions as in technology, peers, and instincts. I consider that 16 to 19-year-olds should have at least a year's experience before qualifying for a full license to drive unsupervised. There will be mature people as well as fewer accidents if the legal age to drive would be raised to 20 years old. As technology becomes
exam for a driver’s license, but the USA plans to change the driving age from 16 to 18. This idea seems to be a mistake seen in many ways. I believe that they shouldn’t change the driving age and keep it at 16 for so many reasons! Many people say that young drivers don’t have the knowledge about driving and that they wouldn’t know the rules of the roads. The truth is that they do because of some rules for permitted teens to follow. The rules include that they complete Driver’s Education before taking
solution, for the ones who want the legal driving age raised, an alternate can be imposed. Instead of raising the driving age to 18, the 16 year old applying for a license could have more standards to meet. One such requirement could be that a driver’s education class must be taken and passed in order to get their license. This would put more yay-sayers at ease knowing that the teens are more educated and will be more experienced going into their driving years. Another good method could be to have more
the pros and cons, teens are inexperienced, putting those around them at risk, and are distracted very easily. The use of appeal to logos and pathos explains the pros and cons of teens and driving. One claim explaining why the age limit to get a driver’s license should be higher than sixteen is teenagers are very inexperienced when first beginning to drive. Driving comes with much experience, something a sixteen year old driver does not have. According to Williams, the driving experience of a teenager
currently being paid by offenders works its way into the State General Fund (Annicchiarico and Giancarlo). This State General Fund money is used by the state to improve state funded programs. Some of these state programs include driver education, special education, food services, and professional development all work to compose a better place for its citizens (“USD”). Increasing these fines would bring more money into the State General Fund to be used for state. This allows for the cash flow to be
Getting a driver’s license can be the most exciting part of a teens life. But what do teens have to do beforehand in order to obtain that license? For some, it's months of training and for others, they can complete everything within a few months. But does all that training make teens better drivers? The three main reasons why more drivers education for teens is not beneficial are: restrictions for teen drivers make it harder on parents, teens have to be able to get around without their parents, and
Should Teenagers Drive? Everyone remembers leaving the DMV with a big smile on their face because they just did the impossible; they passed their road test. You can now take your car, in my case my moms, and drive anywhere you want to. You feel like you’re an adult. What you probably did not know is that driving is the biggest killer to teenagers nationwide. The minimum driving age ranges from a low to fourteen to a high of seventeen. For example, in lower populated states such as Alaska and Iowa
people disagree over the topic of no pass/no drive rule, which says if you are doing bad in school you can’t get your driver's licence. I believe that you should be able to drive if you meet the requirements to drive a car, you shouldn’t be controlled whether you do bad in school or not. If you might not be smart in school and do bad that shouldn't stop you from getting a driver's license. You might think that oh lets make these kids work for a license plate that they should be able to earn on their
Think Before You Drive As early as the age of three, many of us are intrigued by the idea of driving a car. We pretend to “drive” as we roll down the hallways of our homes in our Little Tikes plastic cars, swerving to avoid made-up obstacles and racing our friends at preschool in their matching vehicles. By the age of fourteen or fifteen, we are counting down the days until we are of age so that we can make the exciting trip to the DMV, where sixteen years of being chauffeured around by our parents
inexperience in driving. According to an article titled “Why are Young Drivers at a Greater Risk”, driver education classes provide only a miniscule amount of the information needed to become a good responsible driver. A study found that there was a decrease in crash rates among teens that got an average of a hundred and ten hours of supervised driving. This proves that teens not only need driver education classes but more on the road driving experience (Why). The article labeled “Teen Driving” discussed
Should the age to receive a driver's license be raised and, if not, should graduated licensing be instituted? This is a growing question across America as well as other countries around our globe. The percentage of teenage accidents involving automobiles is on a constant rise. Whether caused by the lack of experience or under the influence of alcohol, death has become all too common among teen motorists. This problem is not going to go away by itself; action needs to be taken. The state must raise
problem for those of kids who participate in extracurricular activities and also to those who like to be with friends and out and about. Some rely on their older siblings and others on parents but that is not a slight bit fun for the chauffer. “A driver’s license gives you a certain level of freedom, but it also gives you an enormous amount of responsibility.” (Campbell) This problem for teens has a main solution, for teens to be able to drive sooner, there is less teen accidents comparing to the
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