Distracted Driving

     The article  UNSAFE BEHIND THE WHEEL? by Kate Zernike, is about how America is trying to make driving safer for teens by passing laws, bills and forming associations. According to the article teens tend to overestimate their driving skills and underestimate the road. And they cant multitask on the road like, talking to friends, listening to the radio and of course texting. Teenage drivers' risk of a crash increaes 44 percent with one teenage passenger and quadruples with three or more.
     Zernike wants me to think that The United States are trying to keep teenagers safe by making laws and regulations. In New Jersey, they requires 1st year drivers under 21 to attach a red decal to theier license plates to make it easier for the police to enforce an 11p.m. curfew and passenger restrictions. And a bill now before the state legislature would require parents of teen drivers to complete a drivers to complete a drivers education course. Some people dont agree with the red decal on the license plate. Jeffrey Nadel, the nineteen year old president of the National Youth Rights Association says, "These laws are blatantly discriminatory." I agree with Nadel but I also agree with the state because the laws are for the teens safety.
     Zernike wants me to feel that unsafe driving can be dangerous and she wants us to be more careful. She included statistics like,"Teenage drivers' risk of a crash increaes 44 percent with one teenage passenger and quadruples with three or more. Two-thirds of teen passenger deaths happen in a car driven by another teen." Zernike also includes facts like, "This summer, Congress got involved, offering highway safety grants to states that strengthen teen driving laws and crack down on texting-and-driving for all ages: Distracted driving was a factor in at least 3,000 deaths in 2010." I think all the facts and statics she included were really great because they made the issue "real"... And I think teens should appreciate and respect the regulations because they are for thier own safety.