http://my.schooljournalism.org http://my.schooljournalism.org en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:32:18 GMT 15 By Chance Turko
  Each year over 5,000 teens ages 16 to 20 die due to fatal injuries caused by car accidents. About 400,000 drivers aged 16 to 20 will be seriously injured. Highway 165 is dangerous to many of the student drivers going to school every morning and going home. The road is very narrow and bumpy, with many construction sites that stick out onto the highway. Another problem with the highway is the three way intersection. It makes students late, which cause  tardies. "I get really scared, especially in the morning because people like to drift onto my side of the road," said Jordan Cooper, a student driver at Ashley Ridge.  Highway 165  appears to be very dangerous and puts at risk the lives of young adults and even normal working people going to and from work. The road could easily be widened, or the construction workers could move all of the equipment on the side of the road because they aren't even working right now. That is just another hazard that adds to it all. In addition, the four way intercection makes people late and is very confusing because many drivers get mixed up and don't know when to go. It would make everything way easier just to put a stop light there. Ashley Ridge has many more years to go, and they might as well fix the problems now before there is an additional grade and even MORE teen drivers. ]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:49:50 GMT