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As such, proper command and control over such drivers is vital. To use a short phrase that was employed by NPR when it came to teen brain development, the teen brain is “not just grown up yet (NPR, 2010). No less than a journal article from the National Institutes of Health repository weight in and said that there are “characteristics of adolescence” that can absolutely affect driving. Obviously, people develop and grow at different rates. This is due to both environmental and genetic factors. This will not be a negative influence for all teen drivers. However, that can absolutely be the case (National Institutes of Health, 2007)
The debate about teen driving as it relates to brain development is very much a matter of theory and conjecture. The same cannot be said when it comes to teens and responsibility. Surely, there are many teens that act responsibly and properly, inclusive of when they drive. However, the odds of this being true in many to most instances is just not supported by fact. Even teens that mean well can end up in rather precarious situations due to lack of judgement. Much of this is due to lack of experience and driving in general. After all, there is only so much that can be simulated in an empty parking lot or a docile traffic situation. Doing the same or similar maneuvers in rush hour traffic or in busy areas in general is just not the same thing. However, many teens are simply not old or experienced enough to know that, they get flustered or they simply have not had enough practice in a controlled environment. For example, a teen driver in a smaller town is going to get a culture clash and a rude awakening if they drive in Dallas, New York or San Francisco. Even moderately sized cities like Indianapolis and Tulsa are hugely different than those metropolitan areas. There are also multiple driving “modes” or patterns including long-range drives of several hundred miles, driving on interstates versus driving on county or local roads, driving at city speeds…
Some people think that 16 is too young for people to be driving because teenagers are not responsible (Opposition). However, the frequent requirement of taking a course, as well as passing a driving test and having 40 hours of experience, shows that not just anyone can become a driver. It takes time, interest and commitment. In response to those who call for graduated driving laws, in most cases this
Age of Traffic Speeders General Problem Area This research proposal is designed to find out the relationship between speeding in a motor vehicle, and the age of the speeder. There are many variables that make up the sum total of a traffic accident, and one of those is whether or not any or all of the vehicles were speeding at the time the accident occurred (Vinluan, 2008). The proposal here will not
Drunk Driving The First Review: Eisenberg's Evaluation of policies' effectiveness in relation to drunk driving is the first policy review piece chosen for this article. In the research Eisenberg (2003) presented novel findings on the effectiveness of public policies on the state-level linked to drunk driving, effectiveness in this context refers to reduction in the number of fatal crashes. The author argues that endogenous policies lead to biased conventional estimates of
lower the minimum drinking age. Alcohol is something that damages people's body and their social personality as well. The drink if taken in excess has been adverse effects and increase is the risk of assault and crime. Alcohol is directly linked to increased car crashes and fatalities as well. Due to all these reasons, it has been emphasized that the drinking age should not be lowered. Alcohol Alcohol is something that
Legal Drinking Age The drinking age at 21 in the United States is draconian, placing our country on par with the most socially repressed in the world. "Most drinking ages worldwide are at maximum 18, if not less, which makes sense for legal drinking ages. And provided you act like a grown up, you can probably be served a cerveza with that fish taco anywhere, regardless of age," (Crislip). I have
America, when a person reaches the age of 18 he can die for his country, obtain credit, get married, get divorced and be charged in criminal court. By all appearances the age of 18 sets the stage for adulthood and all that it entails. In a curious contradiction to that, however, America insists on maintaining a drinking age of 21 years old. While 18-year-olds can do all of the