Don’t Give Up Your Life For Some Fun

Don’t
Give Up Your Life For Some Fun

Driving
on my local roads can be dangerous because of the possible crashes
people encounter every day. On the news, there is always a woman
reporting the latest accident which killed several people and it
could be of any age. Growing up listening to all of those reports was
saddening, I never wanted to be in a car accident if that was going
to be the result. Luckily I haven’t been in an accident, but
members of my family have. My brother on a rainy night was hit from
behind, his car spun around and he was stuck in the middle of the
highway, now he suffers from never-ending back pain. My brother is
23, and that accident happened when he was only 19. In his accident,
the driver that hit him was responsible, he didn’t suffer too much,
but if he would’ve been aware that rain or harsh driving conditions
caused you to skid, he wouldn’t have been so close to my brother
and could’ve avoided the accident.

Fortunately,
my brother is relatively well, but it makes me think of the ways the
person at fault could’ve been better prepared to handle that type
of situation. The driving education could be modified to go further
in-depth of the most common causes of accidents and the steps that
one could take to stop them from happening. Accidents happen when
people are unprepared, that’s why they’re called accidents. As
for reducing the number of deaths, we could install more stringent
laws, better road signs/lights, find more innovative ways to control
the volume of cars, widen the lanes on the rods or add more of them.
We could use the help of the Police Department to put out more
cruisers, so people are being monitored to a higher standard as well
as, more cameras on the street poles so it can record the most
accruing road manoeuvres done by drivers, and things along those
lines that could improve the safety conditions of a driver and their
passengers.

As
a new driver, statistics that are presented to me every day on
billboards, news headlines, and awareness ads are shocking and
disturbing. I, as a driver, am becoming more aware of my
surroundings, keep my phone away, and if I have passengers in my car
and they are making distractions, I firmly say, “Please stop, I am
driving,” it’s a quick thing to say when you’re driving but
very useful. I follow the laws provided and stay within the lines and
cautious of signs that could alter the way I drive. Others should
follow and go above what I’d now to create a safer environment for
others because it’s not just their lives on the line.