Ways To Be A Better Driver.

Ways To Be A Better Driver

Driving safe is very important and can save a lot of lives. Before you jump into a vehicle to drive it is very important to take a driver’s education course. Driver education is an important part of reducing the number of deaths related to driving. I know for me drivers ed taught me a lot of rules about driving that I didn’t know beforehand. Drivers Education teaches young people the rules and laws along with how to drive safely especially in certain situations. I know without the driver’s ed course I took I wouldn’t be as safe of a driver as I am today.

Not only is driver education a good step in reducing the number of deaths related to driving but there are other steps that can be taken too. One way is to have refresher courses about safe driving and go over what can happen if you aren’t being safe. Another step is to enforce the laws that have to deal with driving such as wearing a seatbelt or not texting while driving. However, you can’t enforce the laws of driving if you aren’t a cop but there are other steps you can take such as encouraging people to wear their seatbelts, put down their phones, obey the speed limits, and to follow all the laws while driving. Obeying traffic laws will help tremendously because if you’re obeying them you are less likely to cause a car wreck.

It’s scary to think about but every time you get in a car you can end up in a car wreck. However, you can lower your chances by paying attention to the road while driving and obeying the laws. I am lucky to have only been in one car accident in the seventeen years that I have been alive. This car accident could have been prevented by paying attention to the road instead of focusing on something else that could have been done after they were done driving. However, this car accident wasn’t bad. Thankfully nobody was injured and there wasn’t that much damage done to the vehicles involved. That day was a learning experience for the people involved; which was to pay attention while you are driving because the other things can wait till you get to your destination.

Even though I have only been in one accident before doesn’t mean that I have ridden with all good drivers. I have ridden with many friends and family members that have driven irresponsibility. When this happens most of the time I say something depending on how dangerous it is. Many of my friends are on their phones while they drive. If I am in the car with them I offer to text for them. If I’m not in the car I tell them to text me when they get where they are going so that I am not distracting them while they drive because I want them to be safe. Not only have my friends drove irresponsible but I have family members that have too. Some of my family members like to drink every once in a while and si if I know they are drinking and I am around them I will offer to drive them home if they aren’t already home. I offer to drive them home so they aren’t putting other people’s lives at risk along with their lives.

There are many ways that I could become a better driver. One step is to go back to driving with two hands on the steering wheel instead of using on hand as I have been. I also should make it a habit of not messing with the radio while I am driving and just leave in on one station the entire time so that I don’t take my focus off of the road. I could also make other drivers better by nicely pointing out ways that they could be safer. Another way is to encourage them to put their phones down and to wear their seatbelts if they normally don’t. Along with those suggestions, I could suggest them to slow down and follow the speed limit on the way to their destination. All together we can all be safer drivers and work on not becoming distracted while we are driving because you never know what can happen while driving.