What having your Driving License means to you. Having a driver's license means responsibility. I have always been hesitant to get a license and still am a bit because I know how much responsibility comes with one. Firstly, a car is quite dangerous. When driving a car, mistakes can be very costly, and the driver has to be well trained in order to handle those mistakes, or better yet, not make them. Secondly, there is a lot that goes into owning a car. You have to get it fueled, inspected, and keep good care of it. Having a car is almost like having a pet fish. You don't need to give it full attention, but you need to make sure it doesn't die. There is a lot of responsibility financially as well. You have to pay for things like insurance …show more content…
Since my dad works full time, my mom has to take me and my sister everywhere. Some days, all she does is drive and having someone to share the load or take over completely would help her a lot. My mom also has joint issues in her leg and her doctor ahs told her to drive less, as constant driving is keeping it irritated. Having someone that can take over, so my mom could do other things would be nice, and would allow more things to be done in our household. It would also help me since my sister and I cannot go to different places at the same time. Removing this limitation would open up many previously unavailable spots on my schedule. Having a driver's license means the opportunity to do more. Being in the suburbs, the car is the only timely form of transportation between places. I participate in a few after school activities, and transportation is usually a large issue. I am a part of my school's robotics team, and we work offsite in a larger manufacturing facility. Our larger build site is located in Ashland and is quite a long drive from school and even further from my house. Being able to go there, even when my parents are busy would help the team and give me more things to
Thus, by driving by myself, I could spend more time outside from dorms and classrooms and be more
Driving is something people do everyday. Although many people do it well, some do not, that being said the legal age to drive should be raised to twenty one years of age. The driving age should be raised because teens at the ages of fourteen through twenty should not be behind the wheel for the simple fact that they are just too young and too inexperienced to drive, also someone of that age can get more distracted than a person who is twenty-one or older and has had some time to mature and become responsible enough to operate a motor vehicle. “In the United States, 16–19-year-olds have the highest incidence of motor vehicle deaths among licensed drivers and motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15–20-year-olds.” (Haggerty
At the age of 18 teenagers will already be traveling to colleges and moving to dorms and they will have other things on their mind than their very important driving
Secondly I noticed when I was in my car on my way to work was the license and the insurance that the government requires in order to operate a motor vehicle. The government requires that all drivers pass a drivers test to demonstrate that they are capable of operating a motor vehicle without harming themselves or others. When they pass this test they are giving a drivers license. If the person violates the laws of the road too many times or seriously this license can be suspended or revoked. The government also requires that the driver have insurance. Insurance is required so that in the event of an accident the parties involved in the accident can afford medical care.
In the article by Donna St. George, titled “Teens are in no rush to drive,” she writes about teenagers who are waiting to get their driver's licences. Students have so much stuff to do now so they don't feel they have time for licences. With parents driving them around all their life they feel it's normal. Teens have so much to do on there phones now that they do not feel it necessary to get there licence. You have to go through a much harder process to get your licence and teens don't want to take the time. Parents are to pay 300 to $600 just for there teen to get there licence. money is a big problem for many families they have to pay for the car, gas money, and car insurance.
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 come to an end. Obtaining a driver's license has become a rite of passage for teenagers everywhere. But is this privilege really all it’s made out to be?
When I was in school almost everyone had their drivers lisence but me it felt like. I knew nothing about driving yet wanted to get it my license anyways. I did not have a car or a job. "In the AAA survey, the most popular reasons teens gave for not getting their licenses sooner were they did not have a car; they could get around without driving; and that gas or driving was too expensive" (Vock 3). Even though I could get to school with a bus or with my parents driving me I still wanted to feel like an adult. I still wanted a drivers license to fit in. Teens should wait on driving if they have a bus to pick them up for school they should take that for granted because when high school is over they will not have that. When I lived up north in North Dakota The roads were always covered in snow. I was thankful that a bus could pick me up instead of driving.Students who did drive in my school got into accidents mostly small accidents not fatal. Teens may get their licence early because of pressure, But in reality they should wait until after high school with practice it will help keep them safe. Many teenagers get behind the wheel when they are not emotionally ready
Having a driver license is very significant and beneficial nowadays. Getting a driver license is extremely important in our lives, especially for young adults, because acquiring a driver license does not just mean they can drive and go where they want, but also it is a greater responsibility since they are beginning to live their lives like adults not as children. Also, there are a lot of immigrants that come to the USA, and they have to get a driver license to be able to go and provide for their families requirements, but they do not know how to begin. Mary Ying in her article “Five New Words at a Time” states that she had some difficulty to learn English because she is from China, and English was her second language,
Whether or not teenagers should be allowed to get their driver 's license at age sixteen is a known topic across the United States. One of the causes for this argument is the number of fatalities caused by young drivers. Evidence shows, “In 2012, 1,875 drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 died in motor vehicle crashes and an additional 184,000 young drivers were injured, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,” (“Teen Drivers”). Most accidents are caused by young drivers. In the United States of America, citizens may receive their driver’s license at sixteen, if they meet the requirements. Some people argue that sixteen year olds should not be able to receive their driver’s license. Other people argue that sixteen
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 not all teens need more drivers education.
Being a good driver is important due to the fact that accident rates are sky rocketing. When driving down a road and seeing someone cut a driver off it will create an angry environment. Many drivers will follow rules and will cause problems which will cause many different accidents. Many teen drivers are considered the worst driver but in fact teens breaking the rules is not as bad as it seems.
Driving a car and obtaining a driver’s license does, perhaps, seem to provide people with a great sense of independence and freedom. Teenagers need to feel independent in order to learn to become successful on their own as well as realize how to handle life situations on their own, and having a license seems the perfect start and most effective way to do so. When teenagers feel this independence, they tend to act more mature, knowing the responsibilities they must now carry on their own (More4Kids). Teenagers often look forward to the freedom that driving offers as well. Teenagers are able to take drives to escape from life’s stresses, and leave any troubles at home behind without rebelling against their loved ones.
With my drivers’ license I could pick up my friends without my parents around, making the friend experience a whole lot better. I could go on dates without the embarrassment of my parents driving me. On any given day I could do anything I wanted because I could drive. I could feel the textures of the roads, smell the fresh air when my windows were down, see the beautiful terrain that I drove through and I could hear any type...
With convenience comes cost. There are many costs associated with owning a car. Firstly learning to drive can be prohibitive, with lessons often out of a lot of peoples budgets. Once you have passed your test buying a car can also prove expensive. It is often the case we have to buy cheap second hand cars as new cars are very expensive. Sometimes this is fine and you can have a reliable car, but other times you pick one up that’s not been well maintained and can cost you a fortune in repairs and keeping it on the road.