Stop the nonsense, stop the noise.

Country; Mexico, State; Nuevo León 2021… “A kid was crossing the street with his bicycle, a trailer a few meters apart, that was when I received a phone call, I answered and I heard the hit, the trailer ran away, and the kid was dead.” A story from a witness.

Country; United States, State; New York 2017, the attacker “was under the influence of substances” the police said. Excuse it may sound to me. After killing a person and leaving 22 ill people in a crucial state, he was arrested. The people were in the pedestrian zone, where he shouldn’t have driven by. “Ignorance” that’s what it sounds to me.

Country; Mexico, State; Nuevo León, city; San Nicolas 1994…” The motorcycle ran over my car, and I was sent to jail” Thirty-five years old, since then my grandma has not driven again. She was responsibly driving her car to pick up their sons from school, however as commonly known in Mexico, most motorcycles ride along the law. A motorcycle hit her, but instead of blaming the motorcycle unfairly, the law defended the motorcycle. With many cases like this one, how are motorcycle riders going to learn to become safer drivers? Imagine instead of my grandma’s car, the motorcycle has hit a person or just created a worse case. So, what is the importance of driver education in reducing the number of deaths because of driving?

No more deaths, no more almost deaths. Everyone’s right to live and live fully shouldn’t be taken. To be precise, that’s the importance of driver education. Let’s act differently and more impactfully. First, noticeably law punishments are not enough for these car accidents, so I’ll say let’s try to make them more severe. However like in the cases above, ignorance was all over the law and we already know this is just a shred of all the cases that exist, so I think something that will be more helpful will be to create campaigns that promote awareness and consciousness about the importance of driving safely and also about the importance of being careful with suspicious drivers, so we educate both sides, the probable victim or attacker, let’s hope none, right? I think improvements in road infrastructure and technology in vehicles should be made. For last, I think if you want to buy a car or use a car you must have another permit besides the license, evaluating each driver personally, to see if they are eligible or not to use a car.

In my own experience, I haven’t had a horrible or drastic car accident, but some other family members have had one. Sadly, I can’t say no one has had one and in fact, they did experience one, in most cases being the victim. Even though I barely experienced a car accident, every day I get to see one, it shouldn’t be that way. Where I live, Monterrey Mexico, people drive furiously each day, traffic is everywhere, automobile accidents as well. I think to become a better and safer driver it is important and necessary because I am speaking for Mexico, but others speak from their own country, and we must stop the scale of unfavorable events involving driving. As I see it, nowadays almost everyone has a car and as we know we are people who continuously go out to do what they do, with or not with a car, but we go out. That involves a lot of risks, not only for the ones with the truck, because being a driver not only puts you at risk but puts also others at risk. Probably most people have heard this, but do they apply to it? I think If we are considering becoming a better and safer driver, we should then start by really applying the statement I quoted, first. Second, become responsible when you are going to be under any substance. For example, if you are with your friends and someone must drive, well then decide who is it going to be so, that person stays sober, in this simple way we can avoid many tragedies. If you are alone and you are not sober, then call someone, just call them, it is also a way to keep you and others safe, as well. On the other hand, in my opinion, parents and tutors could create more awareness among their children, to propagate a safer environment in the present and future.

Let’s start the change, it is not only you but us.