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  Motor vehicle crashes cause over seven percent of teen deaths each year. Although this is true, according to Janet Adams, "Over the last decade, teen graduation from driver education classes has plunged from 100 percent to about 50 percent. During the same time period, injury accidents involving 16 to 19 year-olds have increased 55 percent." Do these statistics reflect the removal of driver education from most school systems in Oklahoma? Oklahoma City is one of the few districts with a driver education program offered during the school year. Fees for these classes are $200 for in-district students and $250 for anyone living outside the district. In addition, driving sessions offered in the fall are conducted in the evening and on Saturdays, but no school credit is given. Although summer classes are offered, they are limited to 30 students each and sessions fill up quickly. Last year only 139 out of 458 students took the summer course. In summation, the safety of teenagers is affected when drivers' training is not available. Therefore, driver education should be mandatory and offered at a low cost to high school students during the school year.
  In 1987 the Legislature ended a 24-year practice of earmarking $1 from the sale of every car tag for driver education. (Lester, Jeff) This caused the death of free training to all high school students. At that time, $2.4 million was produced per year to fund driver education ("Driver Courses and Failures"). According to Janet Adams, a writer for the Daily Oklahoman: "schools still get the money but are no longer required to use it for driving instruction. School districts are able to divert the money to other areas as they choose. T...
  ...o beginning drivers" (qtd. in Adams). Therefore, the lack of organized, instructional driver training affects the safety of the new driver and all others driving on the streets and highways or walking across the street. With this is mind, the next time a person gets into their car and buckles their seatbelt, they may be arming their self to meet an inexperienced driver who learned to drive by reading a driver manual long enough to pass a test.
  Adams, Janet. "Driver Courses and Failures." Daily Oklahoman 17 Mar. 2000: B2-3.
  Lester, Jeff. "Driver's Ed at a Critical Stage." Driving 17 Feb. 1998: 16-36.
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  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic Safety Facts 1998: Young
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  pedal to your brakes or from swerving. Therefore, drinking and driving is a cycle that will never end. However, we can address this by stopping drunk drivers by making cabs mandatory at any location when needed, sobriety check points, and alcohol education classes. According to the article "United States Drunk Driving Fatalities," "1.4 million drivers are arrested for drinking under the influence." (MacGregor and Collins) Many people don't realize the consequences and danger they're putting themselves
  (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [IIHS], 2014). Drivers are not the only ones at risk. Teenagers who are passengers in others vehicles make up a startling 87% of the fatality statistic. Lack of driving experience, disregard for traffic laws, and quick access to full driving privileges contribute to teen death. To reduce teen driving fatalities, successful completion of driver education classes provided by public and private schools should be mandatory for all teenagers prior to receiving their driving
  people may not drive themselves but rather take a bus or a train. Both of which have a driver though who drives a motor vehicle and encounters traffic and struggle while on the road, Also in today 's society, technology has increased so much that many features of driving or being in a car require hands off the wheel ways to change the settings. For example, to turn or the seat warmers or even coolers, a driver must take one or both hands off the wheel, track the motion of their hands with their eyes
  Due to the high data of both incarceration rate and recidivism rate, the Prison Reform Trust (2012) found that punitive sanction is not effective for young people. Most young adults in prison are lack engage in education or working. For these people, the imprisonment will not help them to reduce criminal behaviors and could probably generate worse outcome. in order to help youth to become law abiding healthy adults, the welfare lead rehabilitation was introduced
  of first marriages among women aged 15–44 were disrupted (ended in separation, divorce or annulment) within 10 years. [3]" This is alarmingly a high rate of marriage failure. After reading the novel by Jordan Sonnenblick, "Notes From the Midnight Driver" [1], I am submitting a research paper on the topic, "Family Divorce" using the situation of the novel as an example. Alex's dad, in the novel, ran away from his marriage with Alex's 3rd Grade teacher. He was perhaps disappointed with Alex's mom
  Why Do Uniforms Wear School Uniforms
  can see more freedom about dress codes in recent years, we were stricter in this regard in the past, as we just come to realize it. It was a mandatory dress code almost in every school across the World. As times have changed along with our culture, work ethics along with technology, we are now discussing whether to go back to uniform days. Making it a mandatory again in most schools as it is getting out of hand with economical differences of families, internet and fashion. As these facts are