Driver Education

Mya Everett

12^th Grade

 

What steps can be taken to reduce the number of deaths related to driving?

The first priority to begin driving is to study for the examination for your permit. After you feel confident for yourself and feel like you are going to pass. Go to a driving center for examples like PennDot and take the exam. If you don’t pass, go home and study some more. If you do pass, sign up for a driving school if you think you’re ready to begin driving. There are schools like Rogers driving school, Cidy Cohen School of driving, etc that help students be prepared for the road. These schools teach students basic information that they should know. From which is the brake and gas pedal to make a right at the next light signal. Driving schools are way safer for those students with little to no education about the roads. They help provide a safe and care learning environment for students to learn driving in such so little time. 

Students that learn driving through a nice reviewed driving school are safer and effective on road compared to self-taught drivers or peers taught drivers. At the end of your lessons with driving school your monitor will tell you if you are qualified enough to be on the road alone which will lead you to take your license exam at an approved drivers ed center. If you fail your driver’s test no worries just try again a different time but if you pass you will get your license and are ready to drive on your own. 

The skills that you learn throughout your process of going to a driving school can benefit driver’s everyday life on the road. To avoid death on the road the basics are following the laws, be alert with all areas on the car at all times, avoid distractions like drugs, food, etc, drive comfortable, and most importantly focus on the road. All of these can prevent people from causing crashes or even deaths on the road. The main fact that causes death on the road is a cell phone, a text, call, anything. Many adults and teens look at their phones while driving. It is very dangerous. If you have a habit of being on your phone the best way to prevent it is to turn your phone off or put your phone on silent so you don’t hear or have distractions. But if you feel like the text or call is important the best way to handle the situation is pull over and stop to keep other drivers safe. Also in order to drive comfortably you have to be able to have control of your vehicle and not let the vehicle have control over you because that could be an easy way for a crash to happen which is not good. The best way to be safe on the road and be a safe driver is to wait for a seat belt,  follow road conditions, stop signs, traffic lights, etc , focus on the road, avoid distractions, weather conditions if it’s raining go slow and make sure you can see the road. You’re the person driving so no one can control the vehicle but you so pay attention at all times. In addition, to being a safe driver on the road and to avoid death knowledge yourself with drivers education.