Are you more likely to engage in risky behavior alone or with friends. They say that the behavior peeks at 15 years of age. Do you think that is true in your experience. Why or why not?
Do you text while driving?
Listen to the story HERE.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Teenagers and Risk Taking Behaviors
After listening to NPR's morning edition's story on teenagers and risk taking behaviors, what are your thoughts?
Are you more likely to engage in risky behavior alone or with friends. They say that the behavior peeks at 15 years of age. Do you think that is true in your experience. Why or why not?
Do you text while driving?
Listen to the story HERE.
Are you more likely to engage in risky behavior alone or with friends. They say that the behavior peeks at 15 years of age. Do you think that is true in your experience. Why or why not?
Do you text while driving?
Listen to the story HERE.
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ReplyDeleteI guess that it is true since I started texting when I was about 15 years old but I didn't do it as much back then as I do now. As far as texting while driving I can't really imagine doing it, and I can see why there are so many accidents caused by it. Its kinda like if you were watching TV while driving, it probably won't work out very well. If you really can't wait 10 minutes to text someone back, pull over.
ReplyDeleteTexting while you are driving is very dangerous no matter what the situation is. When you text while you drive,you can not see what is ahead of you and hat you are doing even if you can drive with your knees. People know it's dangerous but they keep on doing it because they don't actually think it will happen to them. I agree behavior changes for a person around 15 or 16 years old. At the age of 15,teens start to change. At that age they want to start doing what they want to do. Their parents do everything for them their whole lives but the they get older they start changing by themselves around 15, some people when their older as well. I think i changed at the age of 17. It's different for everybody
ReplyDeleteAfter listening to NPR's morning edition story on teenager's risk taking behavior, I believe in some of the things they said were true. I think teenagers are most likely to engage in risky behavior while being around their friends. When teens are together with friends, its almost like that all of them are taking the risk when there's risky behavior going on. The problem is that when teens are alone, they are going to start taking the risks by themselves and its comes down to that individual's judgement on what they think is the wrong or right thing to do. I think that this behavior starts around 15 years old but goes on for awhile. As a teenager, the risks I take have to, in someway benefit myself. Usually when I know something I'm about to do is risky, I think to myself, is it worth the risk? Looking at both pros and cons when thinking if the risk is worth taking. Some teenagers need to think a little more to themselves using logic and reasoning. My thoughts on texting and driving are just not to do it. Its just too much of a distraction and most texts that are being sent that often are just small talk, if the text is that important then its better just to call that person, definitely quicker and less of a risk while driving.
ReplyDeleteI feel like texting while driving is very wrong because some scientists say that driving while texting is just as bad as driving intoxicated because in both situations, you have no control over the steering wheel if you were to make a split decision. I will not lie, I have texted while driving before but the recent campaigns about this has gotten me turning off my phone before I go anywhere. In regards to the risk taking, I feel like everyone should be taking risks in their lives because you only live once. What I mean by risk taking isn't necessarily sky-diving off a plane but more towards asking a girl out or doing something in front of a lot of people.
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ReplyDeleteMy thoughts on this are that kids will act differently around their friends then they will at home. Everyone will do that, but I feel like they haven't studied a large enough group of kids because me, as and individual, didn't fit into what they were saying. Your definitely more likely to engage in risky behavior with your friends because you're going to be more active, you're not just at your house, you could be outside and the temtations are there but I still feel like they should find more information about a broader group of kids. I do not think that you peek at 15 because in my experience I was taking risk when I was around 13 to 14.
ReplyDeleteTexting while diving without a doubt is pretty dangerous. I do agree at the age of 15 kids start changing. At 15, kids start thinking that they're being pressured by parents, and hated, but in reality it's not like that. Adults are strict because they care for you. I also have to agree that kids tend to take more risks while they're with their own friends. I don't know why, but since I'm a kid myself, I have to say because we think we're cool, that's probably the reason.
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