1. Raising the driving age

2. Outline Lives lost in teenage related accidents.
Statistics show teenagers are more at risk for accident.
The brain has not reached a mature level at 16.
Problem-Solving Possibilities
Temporary Permits held from 16 – 18
Color coded license plates
Enforcing Teenage Curfews

3. Simple Distractions

4. Michael Dulli, Age 19

5. Each year 5,000 teenagers die

6. Teens at fault in 14% of all fatal crashes

7. Teen drivers going too fast in 58% of crashes

8. High Risk

9. The brain in development

10. Young drivers missing a part of their brain?

11. 6 Months Held for two years Drivers License Driving Requirements
15 1/2
6 Months 16
Held for two years 18
Drivers License

12. Age 16: Midnight to 6:00 A.M. 11:00 P.M.
Current Curfew
Age 16: Midnight to 6:00 A.M.
11:00 P.M.
Age 17: 1:00 A.M. to 5:00 A.M.
Midnight

13. Teenage Licensed Driver Plates
Drunk Driving Offender Plates
Teenage Licensed Driver Plates

14. Works Cited Slides 1, 2 – 5: are from personal archives and database.
Slides 5 – 7: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Teen Crash Statistics.” Appendix C. Web. 29 October 2012
Slide 6: O., Melissa. 4 December Car-Accidents digital archives. Web. 31 October 2012
Slide 7: Allstate Insurance Company. Allstate. “The Facts About Teen Driving.” Web. 2 November 2012.
Slide 8: Ohio Department of Public Safety. Ohio Traffic Crash Facts. Publicsafety.ohio.gov. 3 July Web. 2 November 2012

15. Works Cited
Slide 9: Author Unknown. “Interview: Jay Giedd.” PBS.org. Web. 4 November 2012
Slide 9: Du, Y., Dreyfus, C.F., Oligodendrocytes as providers of growth factors. Journal of Nueroscience Research 68 (6), 647 – 654 Web. 3 November 2012
Slide 10: Allstate Insurance Company. Allstate. AIC. Web. 2 November 2012
Slide 12: :30. Jgera5 300x200x(13248 bytes) Sample Image of Ohio’s DUI License Plate, issued to all Dui offenders with limited driving rights in the state. Web. 5 November 2012