Fawn Freedom License

Driver
Education Initiative 2020: In the Driver’s Seat Scholarship Essay

Fawn
Freedom License

This
pamphlet is for any and all fawns who want to take the next big step
in losing their spots and becoming independent of their parent or
legal guardian. To do this all young deer must earn a Fawn Freedom
License. The Fawn Freedom License or FFL is a license that enables
the barer to go where he/she wants to on their own. This pamphlet is
not to be used as a syllabus do to the differing state and county
rules however, this is a guide with general information so you can
get studying right away. Education is a very important part of
keeping us all safe, but it only works if you choose to take it
seriously. Thank you for embarking on this journey with the
Department of Fawn Security or DFS, and make sure to stay safe.

Section
2 Dangers –
1 Humans – 2 Distracted Drivers

Distracted
Drivers

A
Distracted driver refers to a human driving while engaging in other
activities that distract the driver’s attention away from the road.
Distracted drivers are the second leading cause of deer fatalities,
and according to the human National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, there are about one million car crashes annually that
involve deer. One of the most popular questions that the DFS gets
about this topic is “why don’t humans pay more attention to the
road.” A big part of this is because some humans don’t spend the
proper time learning about the risks involved. To help show why this
problem is crucial the DFS sent agents to study and collect data on a
human, this subject was identified by its peers as Quinn Thurman.
This human has never been in a car crash, and the DFS agents have
confirmed that all of the other humans in his herd are practitioners
of what is considered to be safe driving. Yet even he isn’t safe
from deer-related car accidents by getting distracted and has had
some close calls with deer on the road. Due to this, the human has
tried to reduce it’s activity on the road at night because the
likely hood of an accident increases after sunset. This human
learned about the roads and making only a minor change to his
lifestyle was able to make the roads a safer place. It is little
sacrifices like these that will help prevent deer-related car
accidents. However, if a human can do it a deer can do it better, so
it is expected that if you get your FFL you will take the appropriate
cautionary steps when crossing the road. Stay away from roads when
possible, always look both ways, spend as little time as possible on
the road, and only cross the road at knight if it is an emergency.
If we as a species could say only one thing to the humans, we would
tell them to pay more attention while driving.