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To the DMV
judges, please excuse the first essay written under my name as that
had somehow missed a paragraph when I read it via URL.

Thank you for
your understanding!

An essay written
about Driving and education; the philosophies about the human mind,
body, soul only to investigate the underlying cause and steps to take
moving forward. Enjoy this essay as it takes you on a journey with a
famous author and unravels staggering statistics. Let’s keep drivers
safe on the road and lets find a solution to make every driver under
one category: A Safe Driver

Thank you!

The
Mind, The Body, The Soul

Albert
Einstein famously quoted, “Education is not the learning of facts
but the training of the mind to think.” Without driver’s
education, our mind cannot coordinate complex movements within the
precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe. With education, we essentially
are training our mind to properly contract the muscles within our
lower and upper body movements needed, therefore known as driving.

Jones
and Swanson Law reported that 16-year-old drivers have a higher crash
rate than drivers of any other age. This staggering statistic only
raises brows in the direction of DMVs and trainers who license and
educate these individuals, yet they somehow lack of proper safety
ethics prior to teens hitting the road.

Research
today has concluded that it takes 66 days to form a new habit. Within
drivers ed, steps should be taken such as driving without a
phone and staying under the speed limit for about two months. After
that the mind will align with this behavioral routine and
unconsciously drive the same way (no phone and no speeding are only a
few examples). Actions such as passing the hands-free laws
nationwide, placing more patrol cars on busy inner streets and
highways, and most importantly investing in the training and
education of young drivers up to two months per individual will
drastically reduce the number of deaths.

The
summer of 2018, my family and I were in a major car accident. On to
the ramp of exit 61 from I-65 South in Tennessee, we were rear-ended
by a vehicle traveling at 75 mph while our car was at a steady stop.
The entire bumper and trunk lid were forced inwards and the rear
windshield shattered right there on the scene. I vividly remember
that moment as I was sitting in the passenger seat and my mom in the
driver’s seat, my younger sister sitting behind us was crying,
scared to death. This was no movie or TV show it was real life and it
took me that realization when I turned around and saw that we were
hit by a sophomore college student. The worst part was finding out a
week later that this teenage driver was uninsured and thus, our
brand-new car was now a total dump and my family would not get any
compensation for a totaled car or injuries.

As
a rising 2020 freshman college student, I am grateful to have found
some ways to help myself and others to drive safely. First, as a
public speaker I would raise awareness through speaking in different
areas of my community and holding events such as marathons and
luncheons. The main takeaway is to drive with no distractions despite
what the modern world has introduced to many of us millennials.
Education centers must upgrade their teaching and training techniques
to ensure safety within their city and state. Raising awareness,
implementing strategies, and getting everyone involved on safe
driving and the true meaning of safety will most definitely save the
lives of people today and those of tomorrow.

Safety
is as simple as ABC, always be careful.