Phones, passengers, fatigue put teen drivers at risk

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois (AP) -- Studies find that many distractions other than drinking and driving cause fatal car accidents every year which increase the risk for teenage drivers."We need to go beyond the message of drinking and driving and also talk about the message of distractions," said Dr.Flaura Winston a cheif investigator in the study. Teenagers drive with many obstacles ranging from cell phones to passengers that add on to the thousands of fatal car crashes that occure every year. Even though 90 percent of teenagers say they never drive after drinking or doing drugs many in-car distractions are the No.1 reason of tragic accidents involving teens.

1.Do you think that there should be stricter driving requirements for teens?Explain.

2.What are some of the distractions that interfere with teens driving safely?

Bush to call for 20 percent cut in gasoline use

Washington D.C.--In today's State of the Union address, President Bush will propose a plan to decrease United States' gasoline usage by 20 percent. The president has a 10-year plan to cut gasoline use which includes stricter standards on automakers and producing 35 billion gallons of renewable fuel by the year 2017. This move would be the same as taking 26 million cars off the roads of the U.S.
Bush will announce that storing up the extra fuel will give the nation a reliable backup in times of crisis.



1. How do you think this 10-year oil storage will affect our society?

2. Do you think reducing gas usage by 20 percent is a good idea? why or why not?