The Great Importance of Safe Driving

The most important factors about having a safe driving experience are knowing the rules of the road, having an idea of the vehicle you are driving, being comfortable on the open road, and most importantly having self-control and being self-aware of others around you. The steps that can be taken to reduce the number of deaths due to driving are to always remain protected and that means always having your seat belt buckled, another step is to be mindful that it is not just you alone out there others are on the same road trying to get to their destination. If individuals don’t understand the concept that you are not driving for yourself on the road but for others then deaths will increase. When driving on the road a big cause of death is drinking and driving on the road or taking some type of drug before getting behind the wheel, that is a huge factor that causes a lot of innocent individuals to lose their lives and also ruin their own lives by causing an accident and having to later deal with the consequences.

I had a good friend that I’ve known since we were in middle school and we recently got closer mainly because he and my best friend at the time were dating. Since he and my best friend were dating he hung around us more and we became good friends, I use to ride in the car with him just a few times and I always noticed that he drove fast and not only on highways but also on the main roads, I never actually had a problem with it at the time maybe because I saw it as some type of adrenaline rush not knowing the danger that it could possibly cause in the future. My and friends and I along with him al decided to go out one night and just drive around the city, he was still speeding it was almost like a natural thing to him, that one night he went super fast and we took a turn that was very deep and it was so bad that I had no choice but to hold on to my other friends hand solely out of fear that I might lose my life, but somehow we made it safety to our destination and that night was the last time we ever got to hang out with him because he sady lost his life on the morning of christmas eve. I can still remember how I felt after I received the text, it was like I could feel my heart drop to my feet and I just started bawling my eyes out and I eventually realized I could have been in that car with him and my friends and family getting a phone call of my passing. The worst part was that another individual was in the car with him that lost his life also and a leg when the crash happened. The officers said that my friend was speeding like he always does and then the crash happened, it was like there was nothing anyone could tell him because he still continued and the worst happened. Maybe because at the time when I used to ride in the car with him I never expected the worst to happen, just young teeneagers “having fun” and not having a care in the world. I never thought of the further consequences and after that day when he died I had to further reflect on the importance of driving. After his passing my parents tell me to be more safe on the road more than they did before and I always try to keep them in mind when I am on the road and others as well. When being a safe driver you have to abide by the speed limits and rules on the road. They are there for a reason. My friend never even looked at the speed limits or maybe he did but just didn’t care I always find myself looking back at our old messages and remembering our conversations wishing that I could talk to him again and wishing that my best friend could see him again and give him the biggest hug because his death hurt her in the worst way, I always say that he was her soulmate and I will forever believe that. When on the open road you have to be mindful and not get distracted by anything that can wait just to get to your desired destination safely.