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2024 Driver Education Round 1 – The Impact of Driver Education on Young Adults

Name: Khamar Jones
From: Austell, GA
Votes: 24

The Impact of Driver Education on Young Adults

A car crash could endanger your life at any moment, so as young adults, we must always do our best to prevent a situation like this. The only way to avoid any form of life-endangering events from occurring is for young adults to understand the importance of driver education. Driver education plays a significant role in car safety. By learning the basics of driver education, we could easily save another life. So, imagine how beneficial it would be to learn driver education to perfection. This would allow us to save hundreds or even thousands of lives. Only by understanding this education will you be truly prepared for any dire situation while driving. This will also allow us to pass down this same driver education to future generations for years to come. Therefore, it will enable us to help save lives even after passing on. The faster we learn this education, the faster we can help keep ourselves and others safe.  

A few steps we can take to reduce the number of driving-related deaths include staying off your mobile devices! We must improve by focusing on the road instead of our mobile devices. There have been many deaths that have occurred due to young adults paying more attention to their mobile devices rather than the road. Another step that should be taken would be to start driving with both hands instead of one. There have been many cases in which people have been killed due to not driving in a more defensive position, which includes driving with both hands. This method will allow you to be more prepared for any horrible situations. One other step would be to take care of your car. This means doing your oil changes, checking your brakes, keeping your wheels aligned, etc. You would want to avoid being on the expressway, and your car shuts down on you out of nowhere. We like to avoid situations like this. There are many more steps that you must know to be a safer driver, and only by having a perfect understanding of driver education will you be able to implement these steps into your driving.  

There was a time when a person made a mistake and hit me. On my way home from the gym, I stopped at a 4-way traffic light. I did the standard procedure by letting the cars around leave in the specific order we were going in. Once my turn approached, I headed forward, and when I reached the middle of the 4-way traffic stop, I got hit on the driver’s side of the car. Luckily, the person wasn’t going fast and only hit where my front left wheel/light was, right in front of my door. This happened because the person was not paying attention to the road signs. This situation could have easily turned out worse, but the person and I were lucky enough to escape it uninjured. This situation is a prime example of why we must be proficient with driver education.  

A few steps you can take to be a better and safer driver, as well as helping others become safer on the road, include driving the speed limit, paying attention to road signs, and always assuming the worst when driving. By moving the speed limit, you are minimizing the time it takes you to respond to changes in the road or traffic flow, decreasing the time it takes to stop your car, and more. Paying attention to the road signs will allow you to see the speed limit and adjust accordingly, see where to halt your vehicle, know where any upcoming construction or school zones are coming up, and much more. Lastly, we must assume the worst when driving. This will allow the driver to help prevent an accident before it even happens. For example, when you are waiting at a stop sign and see a car planning to turn before passing you, stay until the person turns before pulling out. This is because the person planning to turn may change their mind at the last second and decide to continue straight ahead, resulting in a significant car crash. With the knowledge of driver education, these steps will become very easy to implement in your driving, allowing you to keep the driving risk to a minimum.  

Driver education will help young adults significantly. All we have to do is put in the work, and that will be the crucial element in reducing the deaths and injuries of many people throughout the world. Driver education will always hold a vital role in people’s safety.