Name: Jayden Dooley
From: Morgantown, WV
Votes: 0
Safe
Driving Starts in High Schools
The
need for an easy way to transport from point A to B quickly and
efficiently, was solved when motor vehicles came to the market in the
1880s. When these vehicles were invented, they were not very popular
because the average person could not afford. Because of this, not a
lot of people owned a vehicle thus death related issues were
uncommon. As time passed and America industrialized, however,
vehicles have evolved into something that no one ever would have
thought possible. Though many pros come to light with modern
vehicles, every year thousands of innocent people in America die as
a result of
driving. This
opens up the question as
to
how can we bring this number down and save the lives of many drivers?
For many, the answer is easy, requiring everyone to take a driver’s
education before one can start legally driving.
Requiring
all Americans to participate in a drivers ed course
can substantially reduce the number of deaths per year on the road.
High schools are the first step in producing safe, reliable drivers.
If every high school in America made drivers
education a mandatory course in
10th grade, the year most students will be getting their learner’s
permit, the number of deaths related to driving is subjected to
decline. This course should teach future drivers the laws in that
particular state, how to properly operate a vehicle, how to safely
drive in different weather conditions, and what to do first in the
case of an emergency. They should also be taught on
maintenance of a vehicle, such as be able to change a tire and check
the oil. Because everyone on the road would have taken this course,
there would most certainly be a steep decline in deaths related to
driving. After taken this course
students should take an assessment, both written and a hands-on
portion, to make
sure
they are prepared to drive safely on the road.
Should
there be something in place for people who have taken this course
many years to ensure drivers are still fully aware of the current
state
road
laws? In the years following to taking their drivers ed
course,
new laws are inevitable and if not informed on those new laws, there
could be serious consequences. To make
sure
this
does not occur, short
informational courses should be held at the local DMV every year. The
courses should be mandatory every 10 years and would include up to
date information on all
of the
road laws. This
will ensure that even adult drivers can be aware of the laws of the
road and not only protect everyone around them on the road, but also
themselves.
Car
related
injuries and deaths are going to happen and there is no way to make
them all go away. With that being said, by having everyone take these
courses, the number of lives that can be saved on the road is
tremendous.
