Fast Tracking Driving: A Dream Turned Into a Nightmare

Fast
Tracking Driving: A Dream Turned Into a Nightmare

It’s
never the sweet dreams that stay with someone; usually, it’s the
dreams sparked by a vicious memory, one that haunts for an entirety.
A dead leaf whisked in the sky and landed on my windshield. I was a
new driver, and I needed my Dad’s car to go on a study date. I
dropped him off at work and realized I was late. Five o’clock traffic
was in full swing, my mom texted me, “Drive safe, Ngozi!”.
I didn’t. While reading the text, I dropped my phone and took off my
seatbelt to grab it. The light was green, but I was supposed to yield
to oncoming traffic, but I didn’t. There was a massive amount of
serenity before I got T-boned. I couldn’t feel anything for a minute,
and everything after the point of impact felt like a hazy dream. I
walked away from my accident with a bloody forehead, a totaled car, a
concussion, and a failure to yield ticket.

I
fast-tracked my driving school; hence, my reckless driving. As stated
in the guidelines of the scholarship, the number of deaths in car
accidents surpasses. These statistics are adverse but avoidable. My
fast track driving education only taught me enough to pass my driving
test. I think that our country we should supply more resources to
drivers. I had a close call with death, and, unfortunately, it took a
fatal car accident for me to seek more driving education. My driving
educational tools consisted of an 80′ crash DVD and a worn-out driver
manual. To decrease car accidents, our nation should eliminate Parent
Taught Drivers Ed. Not only has it been a minute since parents
received their license, but laws and regulations change rapidly as
time progresses. Stagnant water stinks. If driving education does not
constantly change with the times, our country can expect increased
car accident statistics.

A
great way to change statistics is to allow for the disbanding of
states’ ability to have its own set of guidelines on drivers’
education. The nation should contract a set of driving education
curriculum that should be taught and distributed to all upcoming
drivers. There will be a small room for error if each driver has the
same curriculum. These are suggestions for our country, but at the
end of the day, we all go home.

At
home, parents should tackle difficult questions and circumstances. As
the legalization of marijuana becomes real and relevant, drivers and
parents have an open dialogue and communicate dangers of driving
under the influence of any substance.

My
parents are clear about my rules and obligations as an Omeke family
member. When I am entering a car, I know that I am not only driving
for myself, but I’m driving for the people on the right and left of
me. Be sure your phone’s on “Do Not Disturb” before entering a
car, put your seatbelt, practice defensive driving, and stay sober. I
practice these precautions listed above anytime I’m on the road.