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Teens Are In No Rush To Drive
What New Reasons Did You Discover For Why Fewer Kids Seek Their Driver’s License?
According to the Washington Post, “Driving is real important to a lot of the kids in the culture, but it is not the central focus like it was 25 years ago.” Why? Maybe it costs too much? Maybe teens are afraid to learn how to drive? Is it too much of a responsibility?
Studies show that 30.7 percent of 16 year olds got their licenses in 2008 compared to 44.7 percent in 1988. Our teacher showed how many teens now do not want to drive. Of course it did not match the studies’ percentages but I can visual it in big numbers. The drop was pretty big. The laws for getting a license has changed. To get your driver’s license you are required to drive 60 supervised practice hours with an adult and an additional 5 to 10 nighttime driving hours.
Most teens do not have enough money to purchase a car and the insurance and gas. “At the same time, drivers’ education has been cut back in some public schools, so families must scrounge up money- often $300 to $600- for private driving schools. Then there is car insurance and gas expenses that make driving too costly for some families and a stretch for others.”
There is so much social media and technology, teens no longer need a car to connect with their friends. “A generation consumed by Facebook and text messaging, by Xbox Live and smartphones, no longer needs to climb in a car to connect with friends.” I think that they are too lazy to get up drive. They are can text and call their friends.
Driving gives teens is a major responsibility. That’s true. You can’t be playing around on the road or you might get into an accident. You also have to follow the driving laws. You can’t talk or text on your phone while you are driving. So I think teens are maybe afraid that it is too big of a responsibility and that they are scared that they might get into a car accident.
According to the Washington Post, “Driving is real important to a lot of the kids in the culture, but it is not the central focus like it was 25 years ago.” Why? Maybe it costs too much? Maybe teens are afraid to learn how to drive? Is it too much of a responsibility?
Studies show that 30.7 percent of 16 year olds got their licenses in 2008 compared to 44.7 percent in 1988. Our teacher showed how many teens now do not want to drive. Of course it did not match the studies’ percentages but I can visual it in big numbers. The drop was pretty big. The laws for getting a license has changed. To get your driver’s license you are required to drive 60 supervised practice hours with an adult and an additional 5 to 10 nighttime driving hours.
Most teens do not have enough money to purchase a car and the insurance and gas. “At the same time, drivers’ education has been cut back in some public schools, so families must scrounge up money- often $300 to $600- for private driving schools. Then there is car insurance and gas expenses that make driving too costly for some families and a stretch for others.”
There is so much social media and technology, teens no longer need a car to connect with their friends. “A generation consumed by Facebook and text messaging, by Xbox Live and smartphones, no longer needs to climb in a car to connect with friends.” I think that they are too lazy to get up drive. They are can text and call their friends.
Driving gives teens is a major responsibility. That’s true. You can’t be playing around on the road or you might get into an accident. You also have to follow the driving laws. You can’t talk or text on your phone while you are driving. So I think teens are maybe afraid that it is too big of a responsibility and that they are scared that they might get into a car accident.
If You Knew Me You Would Know. . .
If you knew me, you would know that I am on the swim team. I am on the Ripon Sea Lions swim team. The 2012 Olympics inspired me to swim on the swim team. I already knew how to swim though because I took swim lessons since I was around five years old. This is my second year swimming. I am passionate about swimming. When I win my heat, I become really happy because I accomplished something. I just finished the season two days ago and I can’t wait for next season to come. My first year I made two friends, but my second year I made more than ten friends. My favorite stroke is breaststroke, but my fastest stroke is freestyle. Last year I got a trophy for most improved time in 9-10 girls. The trophy was about two feet long. Practices are every day, but the swim meets are every Saturday. Last Saturday, I swam 100yd (4 laps) freestyle, butterfly, and breaststroke. I won freestyle and butterfly. The individual medley is when you swim all four strokes in the order of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. My prize was two gold colored bracelets that said Championship Heat Winner. You have to be at the swim meet by 6:15 am. The meet ends at 3:00-6:00. It is tiring and also fun because you get to hang out with your friends and get to swim went it is hot. Here is what freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke, and backstroke would look like.
Top- Freestyle 1st Middle- Butterfly 2nd Middle - Breaststroke Bottom- Backstroke |
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Desire
What I desire most is books and a puppy (Rottweiler) . I love to read! I like to get dogs as puppies so you can play with it as a puppy and watch it grow. I also wish that my house came with a pool. It would be really helpful because I am on the swim team and it is only two months long and when it is over I don’t have a pool to practice swimming.
What I desire most is books and a puppy (Rottweiler) . I love to read! I like to get dogs as puppies so you can play with it as a puppy and watch it grow. I also wish that my house came with a pool. It would be really helpful because I am on the swim team and it is only two months long and when it is over I don’t have a pool to practice swimming.