Monday, October 5, 2015

Potential Research Topics-Teen Driving

This is a potential research topic for me because I recently started driving .Driving at such a young age is dangerous because you don't have as much experience as everyone else on the road. Today teens are all about using their phone even when driving, I would like to see the statistics of teen accidents and teen texting and driving. Although I enjoy driving I think people should be aware of the effects of being on the road.

Source Citation-"Teen Driving." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2015. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 5 Oct. 2015.



Summary-Car crashes are the biggest cause of death for teenagers in the United States. The reason of this is inexperience. This is because driving class don’t teach you everything you need to know they only teach you how to pass the test.

Details-In a driving class the instructor only teaches you how to pass the test.You don't learn how to drive on an icy street or late at night.


An AAA study in North Carolina showed that 57 percent of teen crashes are from ,inattention, failure to reduce speed and failure to yield. These mistakes can be fixed if teens had more experience.

Children's hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm found that 75 percent of fatal accidents were caused by driving to fast for road conditions or weather,being distracted or technology.almost 28 percent of all vehicle crashes can be linked to talking on a cell phone or texting while driving,says the National Safety Council.

Questions-

How many driver ed classes offer driving at night or in harsh conditions such as snow,rain or fog?

Should teenagers not be aloud to drive until they're older such as 18 or 21?


A word I don't understand-Conscientious

What is stopping you from understanding the word-I understand what the word means but the ending is confusing me 


Definition-governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled:


Question you can pose to your peers in a discussion-After hearing about the the deaths and accidents caused by teen driving do you think you'll be more careful on the road or take more driving classes that al;low you to practice at night or in harsh conditions?

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