Name: Bethany Chagoya
From: San Antonio , Texas
Votes: 0
In The Driver’s Seat
Driving can be very dangerous no matter how experienced or inexperienced you are. It’s very important that you get a good driver’s education for the safety of yourself, your passengers, and those around you. Accidents can happen to anyone and they can be fatal, in fact so fatal that they can lead to death. The only way to help reduce the amount of deaths related to driving is by being knowledgeable and aware about the rules of the road.
Being knowledgeable when driving is more than just knowing the basics. Sure, the basics are good, but they still allow for people to make mistakes when driving. This doesn’t mean everyone must be a perfect and flawless driver, but people should at least strive to know the rules more in depth. The best way to do this is by knowing the ins and outs of the road. In order to get on the road and legally drive you’re already required to attend driving school and pass a physical driving test to earn your license, but that doesn’t mean your learning on driving should stop there. There are many articles and websites that can help teach you things that you might not have gone over in school. Getting to know this extra information can help out a lot in the long run. Plus it’s never a bad idea to research a bit more into driving before you hit the road, it can only ever help further your knowledge.
Another way to reduce deaths by driving is by simply paying more attention and being more aware of your surroundings. If people could just eliminate their distractions when driving then there would be a lot less car accidents in general. Most people can avoid potential crashes by just watching the road adamantly and paying attention to the drivers around them. By watching other drivers people can see how that person is driving, whether they’re being too reckless, too fast, or too slow. Since they’ll be watching for these little signals and warnings they’ll be able to figure how to drive around that type of person. For example, someone who is new to driving might be going a little slow, so as a driver you would want to make sure you either stay back and match that person’s speed or go around them to avoid tailgating them. Especially since newer drivers are more prone to making mistakes when on the road.
As of now statistics show that an average of 34,000 people die per year from car crashes and accidents. If everyone would just take the time to really pay attention when driving, we could lower that number. Driving can be a hassle but everyone has to drive to get from one place to the next, so it’s important that as a community people can trust each other to drive safely. We can’t improve the numbers unless everyone makes an effort. Accidents happen because people get lazy on the road and decide that they’re going to drive as though they’re the only ones with a place to go. You can’t drive selfishly because as soon as you step into your car to take off somewhere you are putting yourself and other people’s lives at risk.
