Logical Fallacies STATMENT: By all means, teenagers should be the best drivers in the world. Their muscles and their reflexes should be quick enough to handle anything. FALLACY: False dichotomy The arguer sets up the situation so it looks like there are only two choices. The arguer then eliminates one of the choices, so it seems that we are left with only one option: the one the arguer wanted us to pick in

Automobile Drivers be Prohibited from Using Cellular Telephones? Although penalties vary according to jurisdiction, driving while intoxicated is against the law in all of the 50 states because the practice is known to be dangerous to the perpetrator as well as the general public. Similarly, studies have shown time and again that driving while talking on a cellular telephone or using these devices to text others is as dangerous as

Teenage Driving From day one, when a teenager reaches the age of 16 to 18, it has always been a dream to drive a car to school, to the mall or to a friend's house. It is at this point in time wherein driving turns into a fad rather than a skill, to impress, to flaunt and to enjoy, A usual part of adolescence. The car or any kind of vehicle

However, the basis for prohibiting cell phones actually goes a lot further than a simple comparison of cell phone use by drivers and every other possible driving distraction. Specifically, the most recent neurological evidence suggests that talking on a cell phone is actually much more of a distraction than talking to someone in person. Apparently, the human brain uses entirely different mechanisms to conduct in-person conversations from the mechanisms used to

This is a clear sign that conversational distraction is cognitive, that is to say, conversation does not affect how people look at the road, but affects how many new and/or dangerous situations are noticed by the drivers. With this level of distraction more attention should be given to this issue just as the cell phone use in cars. Conclusion and recommendation Before making any major policy regarding use of cell phones,

Young Drivers Perhaps it is unfair to label all younger drivers as reckless and dangerous. At the very least, they are most certainly less experienced and adept at driving, on average. Since a firm and enforced age is the best way to regulate who can drive for the first time, that is the method that should remain. On average, teen drivers are restricted or banned from driving for several reasons. Those