Should The Driving Age Be Raised? By Stephanie Masek Persuasive Speech 5-23-10.

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Should The Driving Age Be Raised? By Stephanie Masek Persuasive Speech 5-23-10

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Should The Driving Age Be Raised?

By

Stephanie Masek

Persuasive Speech

5-23-10

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The Ages Vary

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Death Among Teens

• Ages 15-19

• 3,500 vs. 35,000

• One third of all teen deaths

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Could Raising The Driving Age Reduce Those

Numbers?

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The Teenage Brain

Impulse Control JudgmentDecisionsPlanningOrganizationLow risk perceptionPoor hazard detection

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TRAFFIC REPORT

26 million teens daily 5.7 billion hours wasted in traffic

Cars used for every kind of transportation

Costs us time and money

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QUESTIONS??