TO DRIVE OR NOT TO DRIVE

It is as if every single reason why people get hurt becomes a consistent and unfortunate ordeal that seems contagious? What goes through a person’s mind when confronted by an internal or external stimuli while their undivided attention needs to be on operating a machine? Does this stimulus take over and makes an individual completely ignore the very important position of being in the driver’s seat? Or is it that the act of driving while intoxicated is now correlated with other types of “intoxications” that are not a result of ingesting a substance? Becoming a responsible car driver is an imperative act which must be accomplished in order to not only drive responsibly but to take care of the other people that are on the road.

An individual must know that driving is a class to be mastered on its own. A person cannot just enter a vehicle as if it was a go-kart and step on the throttle without a care in the world. There are real life road rules to comprehend and street signs to obey so that society is able to circulate in an efficient manner. Nobody wants to stay in traffic more than they have to in order to get home safely due to an accident for not knowing what to do when turning. Nor does anyone want to drive like if they were driving Ms. Daisy on the eighty five miles an hour freeway in Austin, Texas for example simply because they are not used to the speed. A complete focus and a poised attitude is what is needed in order to observe, learn, and apply oneself to the road. After this is accomplished, a driver cannot think that they reign over the road and everyone else that is on it. It will take some time to acquire experience and drive as if it were a bodily impulse.

Even for an experienced driver who thinks that they have reached a high level of experience, it is wise to know that the same consistency needs to be portrayed in order to stay safe on the road. My grandfather was driving and he developed road rage because another vehicle cut him off on the road. His level of frustration was so high that he completely focused on looking at the other vehicle that my dad just said hold on to something, and sure enough our car hit the vehicle in front of us while waiting on the light to turn green. Thank God we were all ok as well as the sole person that was in the vehicle we impacted. My grandfather’s mistake was getting frustrated with someone else and not keeping a cool head. Also, I have seen many people on their mobile phones while on the road. I have notified my father a few times that the light was on green while he was checking something on his phone. Furthermore, I have also been on the passenger seat and just looked at a cell notification for a blink of an eye moment when the person driving had to suddenly stop because another vehicle ran the stop sign.

The main habit to master is to drive on the slow lane while you gain confidence, always drive at the speed limit because many accidents happen as a result of going at a high speed. I see many of the cars that some of my friends have are sports cars. Not to talk stuff about some of them but they think they are formula one race car drivers and actually punch it! Answer any incoming call or message when you have reached your destination, and even not use the bluetooth option of your car if you have one as this also distracts a driver from paying attention to the road. Definitely not eat in your car while you are driving or put on makeup. Remember that driving is the only action that should have your complete attention and nothing else. Even if your baby brother is crying in the back seat it is better for you to stop at a gas station and attend to the situation. It is better for you to be late to work or school than to be admitted to a hospital with severe injuries. The statement of taking care of others while driving is not known by others. This is where you drive well and if someone makes a mistake you do not retaliate by driving aggressively or by making hand gestures. You keep on driving responsibly and you pray for the other driver to not become another statistic in case he or she does the same to another driver that is not driving the way you should.