Scientists used to think human brain development was pretty complete by the age of 10, but it’s not. To begin with, a part of the brain the frontal lobes aren’t fully connected. That’s a major part of why teenagers don’t think most of the time in their life. They can use it, but they’re going access it slowly. Scientists and adults come to a conclusion that teenagers don’t think quickly enough by texting and driving, not being able to handle pressure as well, doing drugs. Most teens think that texting and driving isn’t such a major deal, well it is. Texting and driving has become a recent issue in today’s society. Many teens , have formed a habit of using their cell phones while driving. It is distracting and the probabilities of getting involved in a car accident are higher than you are. A woman,Kena H, shares her story of how she lost people from texting and driving. “I lost my best friend, who was also my baby brother on Sept.11, 2010 due to distracted driving, so your message hits home hard for me. My brother, a single father of 2, was my next door neighbor every morning we would leave for work around the same time, now every morning I leave my …show more content…
They see adults abusing drugs and other substances. Also, teens see their friends doing that type of stuff and they feel the urge that they need to fit in cause if they don’t they may lose them, or be made fun of. The truth is drugs are the worst and doesn't need to be messed with. It does worse impact on thinking and further development to the brain. Jon who was 23 years old died because of his abuse to drugs. Even his mom never knew what was going on before it was too late. Though when he was in his teens, his mom knew about his thing for pot and other recreational substances, but she thought he had quit ever since he had a good working job and long working hours. She was wrong. She lost her son due to the abuse and not thinking of what could've
As shown in Romeo and Juliet, teens do things because some parts of the brain do not mature until later in life, teens want a taste of risk, and the chemical
That issue lead us to other question that what is negatively thing effecting teenager and adult to text during drive. In addition, we had to find solution to stop people texting during driving. Diver engaged in texting on cellular phone are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crashed or near crash even compared with non-distracted drivers. (Virgina tech transportation institute,2010.)
Three of the high risk behaviors account for texting and driving including “eyes off of the road, at least one hand off the wheel, and mind off the driving situation” (Hollister, 2013). The three actions a person partakes in while texting and driving fall into the three major categories the Center for Disease Control established. Once people begin texting and driving, they no longer pay attention to their driving and only their phone or tablet. Distracted driving takes away the reaction time of a driver from avoiding a crash. Comprehending danger while driving takes multiple seconds.
Hormonal, impulsive, influential: these are the words that have stuck with teens for hundreds of years. It’s been ingrained in human society that teenagers are supposed to be hormonal, impulsive, and easily influenced by their parents and friends. It’s seen in plays, literature, movies, and television shows. With this label, comes questions. Adults have been asking the same question for years: where does this behavior come from?
Do you ever text while driving? Is it really worth it? II. Credibility Statement: I researched and found stories of information about teens and adults getting killed using cell phones without looking on the road. I have a lot against people who take their eyes off the road just for a text that’s not emergences or important.
Glaring at your phone for a split second or flipping through your music playlist may seem harmless in contrast to drinking and driving. Drunken driving is treated as a serious criminal offence, and carries a strong social stigma. Until we reach the point where using digital devices while driving is just as unacceptable as drunken driving, new laws will not be tough enough, or taken seriously. The issue that many drivers face is distracted driving laws are not always heavily enforced as policer officers have a hard time trying prove that the accused was on their digital device.
When teens become more adultlike, their hormones encourage more risky and thrilling things. It states in Source One “ But as the hormones fire up the part of the brain that responds to pleasure, known as the limbic system, emotions run high. Those emotions make it hard to quickly form wise judgments—the kind drivers must make every day.” Most states focus their fixes on giving teens more driving experience before granting them unrestricted licenses; but, the new brain research suggests that a separate factor is just as crucial: maturity.
(Dreschel, 2014) b. Texting while driving not only threatens your life, but also everyone else on the road. c. (Statistic) Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted, they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed. (Smith, 2014) d. (Fact) (statistic) Nearly half of US high school students aged ≥16 years old report texting while driving during the past 30 days. (O'Malley, 2013) e. (Fact)
Anything can happen while driving, an animal can pop out on the street, a light pole can fall down unexpectedly, it just something that can happen in a blink of an eye and you can't control something like that. Texting while driving is something you can control, you are putting yourself at risk to get in a fatal accident if you decide to play with your life with just texting someone back. The person that you are messaging will understand that you have to focus on the road and get to your destination safely. Imagine the worst situation, you get into an accident!! how would your loved ones feel if something happened to you, I would be devastated, hurt, and also quite terrified to not know if you are gone.
Over recent years, people have been fascinated with being more and more convenient with their time. Some of these results have been helpful, but one specific example of this turning into a dangerous problem that many teens and young adults are doing, is texting while driving. “In 2011, the most recent year available, 3,331 people were killed and 387,000 injured in distracted-driving crashes,”(Copeland). My solution to this problem would be to promote voice to text, and calling someone instead of texting. A good amount of people use the “hey Siri” option on their phone and text that way, but many people still don't use it, don't know how to use it, or think,”it's too much work.”
Many teenagers know and understand that they are capable of killing someone if they text and drive, but many don't care. Schools think we need to be taught more about texting and driving because they think we have a lack of understanding on the matter, but we understand completely. “According to a AAA poll, 94% of teen drivers acknowledge the dangers of texting and driving, but 35% admitted to doing it anyway” says a writer for Edgar Snyder and Associates. My generation has unknowingly determined
Soaring 80 miles per hour on I-85/40 between Burlington and Mebane, drivers are rushing to get to their next stop. In the year 2018, young boys and girls are growing up in a world where life is experienced at a very fast rate. We sometimes forget to stop and give ourselves a moment to breathe and remember where we are headed, and why we are going so fast.
Teens brains are not fully developed and are prone to making decisions that they wouldn't make if they were fully developed and tend to take more chances
Much like a sleepwalker. These shortened versions of the English language are migrating into teens' schoolwork. Texting is affecting the ways teens communicate people -- in some instances, texting is replacing face-to-face conversations. According to the National Institutes of Health website, 43 percent of U.S. high school students text while driving. What many teens do not take into consideration when texting and driving is that engaging in this behavior makes them 23 times more likely to become involved in an automobile crash.
HOOK- Have you ever wanted to go anywhere in the world whenever you felt like it? Many people have the luxury of traveling every day of their lives to many exotic places. Some people just prefer to stay at home and travel from home to the various places that they need to visit. Driving a car is an important skill to learn if you do like to travel around without walking. FOCUS- Driving a car can be a fun and easy experience if you follow these steps: study the driving manual, practice with an adult, and follow the rules of the road.