Driver’s Education Scholarship

I started driving in a parking lot with my dad after I got my permit. At that time, a car felt so foreign to me that I said to my dad, “When you put the car in drive, it moves?” We started in an empty parking lot, no gas, no brake. My foot hovered over the brake and I was nervous at the time. Slowly I added gas and brake until we did several trips around the deserted parking lot. Eventually, my father and I made it to the quiet roads. My father has 35 years in driving, so I took his tips confidently. I was ready to sign up for driver’s education. My driver’s ed was online and we had lectures on zoom. I learned a lot of information this way about what not to do and what to do on the road. To learn the dangers of driving is helpful, so I am aware that driving is not a right, it is a privilege. Teaching the right steps and cautions when driving is very important for young drivers, such as myself. Staying focused, driving cautiously, obeying signs, and encouraging this behavior to your friends and loved ones, can be some steps to reduce the number of deaths. From the own comfortablity of my home I got to learn a lot of important skills and knowledge of driving. Examples are, avoiding traffic tickets, lower chances of being involved in accidents, and making myself a safer driver.

I am lucky and very fortnature to say that I have never been in a car accident. But my Dad’s best friend was in an accident that resulted in him being paralyzed. This affected me to see the road way more carefully and the dangers of driving. Luckly, He is doing fine and managing greatly. My friends can be a little reckless while driving, so I tend to avoid being in a car with them when they are behind a wheel. What I learned from driver’s education, my friends sometimes do the opposite of that.

Although, Drivers Ed was extremely helpful with learning rules of the road, the physical aspect of drivers ed was a big loss to not have. This fall, I started in-person Drivers Ed at my school and I was wishing that I was a year younger so I could experience that helpfulness. I am so thankful for my dad for helping me with the process of receiving my lisence. With the learning of the rules and my dad’s suggestions, I was able to catch on quickly to driving. The drivers log was an amazing way to track my progression of my driving. The links provided helped me see the point of view of an experienced driver in each step of the road. Applying what I learned on drivers ed online to the road is crucially important. Examples being stopping at the stop sign line, always using blinkers when turning, and using distance between cars. My fathers always says to me to always play “defense,” because you can’t predict what the other person behind the wheel is going to do. My dad came up with a smart idea. My drivers test was in Hicksiville, so we drove there to practice and get used to that area, hence I am ready for the drivers test. Hours and hours of practing parallel parking, k-turn, eventually going on the highway. Videos are great and learning about the road but, nothing compares to actually being behind the wheel. Scanning the road and driving with caution are significantly important for driving. Road conditions, sunlight, and rain can affect driving and you need to know how to adjust. I’m glad I eventually did through all of my pratice. A big positive of not having drivers ed in person, was my dad and I shared great memoires in the activity of driving. Through frustrated, upsetting, happy, and curious moments, it all worked out and later on received a lisence.

According to studiess, “The results showed that the drivers who had taken driver’s ed course were involved in fewer crashes: 11.1% of the drivers ed group, as opposed to 12.9% of those who hadn’t taken a course, had been involved in a crash.” A huge factor of drivers ed that I learned about was round-abouts and how to properly use them. The main messages that I remember was speed kills, there is no subsitue for experience, learn from your mistakes, and lasty drive the speed limit or lower when on the road.