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Raising the driving age

Raising the driving age. Outline. Lives lost in teenage related accidents. Statistics show teenagers are more at risk for accident . The brain has not reached a mature level at 16. Problem-Solving Possibilities Temporary Permits held from 16 – 18 Color coded license plates

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Raising the driving age

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  1. Raising the driving age

  2. Outline • Lives lost in teenage related accidents. • Statistics show teenagers are more at risk for accident. • The brain has not reached a mature level at 16. • Problem-Solving Possibilities • Temporary Permits held from 16 – 18 • Color coded license plates • Enforcing Teenage Curfews

  3. Simple Distractions

  4. Michael Dulli, Age 19

  5. Each year 5,000 teenagers die

  6. Teens at fault in 14% of all fatal crashes

  7. Teen drivers going too fast in 58% of crashes

  8. High Risk

  9. The brain in development

  10. Young drivers missing a part of their brain?

  11. Driving Requirements

  12. Current Curfew Age 16: Midnight to 6:00 A.M. 11:00 P.M. Age 17: 1:00 A.M. to 5:00 A.M. Midnight

  13. Drunk Driving Offender Plates Teenage Licensed Driver Plates

  14. Works Cited • Slides 1, 2 – 5: are from personal archives and database. • Slides 5 – 7: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Teen Crash Statistics.” Appendix C. Web. 29 October 2012 • Slide 6: O., Melissa. 4 December 2004. Car-Accidents digital archives. Web. 31 October 2012 • Slide 7: Allstate Insurance Company. Allstate. “The Facts About Teen Driving.” Web. 2 November 2012. • Slide 8: Ohio Department of Public Safety. Ohio Traffic Crash Facts. Publicsafety.ohio.gov. 3 July 2012. Web. 2 November 2012

  15. Works Cited • Slide 9: Author Unknown. “Interview: Jay Giedd.” PBS.org. Web. 4 November 2012 • Slide 9: Du, Y., Dreyfus, C.F., 2002. Oligodendrocytes as providers of growth factors. Journal of Nueroscience Research 68 (6), 647 – 654 Web. 3 November 2012 • Slide 10: Allstate Insurance Company. Allstate. AIC. Web. 2 November 2012 • Slide 12: 2008-07-01. 10:30. Jgera5 300x200x(13248 bytes) Sample Image of Ohio’s DUI License Plate, issued to all Dui offenders with limited driving rights in the state. Web. 5 November 2012

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