Distracted While Driving With Bad Driving Habits

To
whom it may concern,

Distractions
while driving is such a major problem that cause the lives of many
young individuals annually. Many young teenagers like myself are
easily getting distracted while driving and we do not know and
understand the serious conditions of driving while getting
distracted. Most individuals easily get distracted and they put
themselves and others in danger by not paying attention to what they
are doing while they are driving. Most individuals do not admit that
most of the time they are driving, they are easily being distracted
by their phones and other electronics. Many do not know the serious
consequences such small activities or distractions committed while
driving can cause. My name is Jose Quinteros-Mendoza and I am a
perfect example of many of the young drivers that easily get
distracted while driving with bad driving habits.

I
am an incoming freshman at California State University of Fresno,
California and I am very aware of bad driving habits and distracted
driving conditions. Although I do understand what such action can
commit to myself and others, I still commit such awful actions and I
still get easily distracted while driving. I am a daily driver and I
drive every morning for an hour to arrive to school. Driving everyday
for two hours from my house to school and back can actually be
overwhelming. I easily get distracted every morning when I go to
school and when coming back home from school. Every day while I am
driving, I get on my phone and I am always eating while driving.
Those are two really bad driving habits that easily distract me while
I am going to school. When I am on my phone, I am either calling
someone, texting for a good while, or I am changing a song on Youtube
or my downloaded music while I am driving. It may not sound like much
but when I am doing such activity while driving, I end up getting
really distracted and I end up going towards the opposite lane onto
incoming traffic or I end up driving off the road. Same applies when
I am eating, which can be really dangerous and I could easily end my
life or kill someone else unintentionally.

In
addition, I also go with a friend to school everyday. We always have
a great conversation until we arrive to school. I have to admit that
he easily distracts me while I am driving. We both end up singing and
we add the volume to the max. At any point, we always end up just
yelling while going to school. This is really inappropriate when
driving anywhere under any circumstances, but many young drivers do
the same things we do. Having great friends in the car can indeed
easily distract anyone who is driving and could end up as a serious
consequence to themselves and others as well.

Be
that as it may, there are many ways we can stop our bad driving
habits and distracted driving. There are many different methods that
will help save our lives and the lives of others. One method is to
power off our electronics and place them somewhere where it is
unreachable while driving. Another great method is to play an
audiobook while driving. Although an audiobook may not be as
entertaining as playing music, audiobooks are a great source of great
and useful information and will help us grow mentally and
academically.

To
conclude, bad driving habits and driving while distracted is such a
major problem that cause the lives of many young individuals
annually. Many young teenagers like myself are easily getting
distracted while driving and we do not know and understand the
serious conditions of driving while getting distracted. There are
many ways we can stop our driving habits and distracted driving, and
we can save our own lives and others by stopping such small actions
while driving.

Sincerely,
Jose Quinteros-Mendoza