Should the Driving age be Increased to 19?

           First, the question that needs to be asked is, are we, the youth of this country, responsible drivers? Lots of people have no idea how to drive a car properly, but they think they do, they get others and themselves injured or killed in car accidents. Whose fault is that? We could increase the age for driving, and we wouldn't have as many accidents caused by young drivers because they would get more experience behind the wheel before they can drive by themselves.

            

      Most teens below the age of 20 are more likely to speed and very few wear seat belts  Teens below the age of 20 are more likely to speed and be distracted and show off to friend and are there for more likely to get into car crashes that can injure themselves and other people or even kill themselves or other drivers.  For every mile driven, 16-19 year old drivers are four times more likely to get into a car crash then older, more experienced drivers. Young drivers are four times more likely to get into a car crash for every mile driven because they are inexperienced, immature and try to impress friends which cause them to do stupid things. Teen drivers put other drivers on the road at danger. Out of the fatal crashes caused by teen drivers 36% are the teen drivers and the other 64% are other drivers, passengers, and pedestrians that die each year.

           

       Teen drivers cause more fatal accidents each year than there are fully licensed. Teenager drivers caused 14% of fatal crashes in 2010 but they only make up 6% of the total population who have car licenses. That is bad because it is more than double the total licensed teen drivers. There are more drunk drivers, and then there are teenagers because they don’t think about what would happen if they drive when there drunk. There are more drunk teen driver causing accidents, than any other age group because they don’t think about the consequences of what can happen if they do get in a crash and someone is fatally injured or killed.  In addition, if the driving age is increased to 19, there will be fewer cars on the road which will speed up traffic and have less congestion of vehicles.

       If the driving age is increased to 19, it will force people to walk when they are young, which will help with obesity problems. Driving encourages the population to become lazy and obese. if people can’t drive, they will be forced to walk, use public transportation, and bikes. This will help make a healthier population. In addition some people mature quicker than other people and can be responsible on the road well others are not.

      Having said that, I believe it should be made flexible and the driver's test should include an aptitude test as well, to see how the candidate responds to certain hazardous situations, and see if those reactions are rooted in responsibility, not to mention a concern for the people on the road who may be involved. Driver's tests need to be more situation oriented rather than about knowing all the symbols and passing a written exam. Also, while there should be a fixed age to learn, there shouldn't be a fixed age to a license. Different people mature at different ages, some can earlier, some later. Which is why the legal driving age can be flexible depending on the person.

Ted Talk!!!

I agree with Peter that there is lots of new technology coming out but he does not talk about that with the new technology coming out there is also a lot more problems that come with these new technologies. With these new technologies there are billions of new people being to access them. Peter also talks about how there is new technology for getting fresh water and how it will be distributed across the world. He also talked about how the price of transportation and food are become cheaper but he left out the fact that with more food and transportation being used because it is getting cheaper there is more CO2 in the air which is affecting the climate, soil nutrient loss and the earth is being more polluted quicker than it ever has before.

My First Post!!!

This is my first post. My name is Cameron Warner. Some of my interests are photography, construction, and classic cars. I am interested in photography because my dad got me into it when I was younger and I have loved taking pictures ever since most of my pictures are of things in nature and portrait shots I am getting better because I am starting to take courses at school so I can learn more techniques. I am also interested in construction because I am good at building stuff and worked in the summer at a job were all I do is build fences and decks and do other smaller jobs. I am also interested in classic cars well really any car, I have always as long as I remember have loved cars and will continue loving classic cars I am starting to take courses in school about how to do maintenance and how to rebuild a engine so that I can follow my goals in life. My goals in life is to go to college to become a photographer and then get a apprenticeship in mechanics.

Here are a few of my pictures I have taken in the past year.