My
Life Flashed Before My Eyes. It Was Boring.
Near the end of
my sophomore year of high school my best friend and I were carpooling
our way to a banquet for our school theatre program. Moments from
arriving at the venue my friend, a 16-year-old driver, realized she
left her purse at home thus requiring us to backtrack the three miles
or so to her house in order to retrieve it.

My friend suffers
from an anxiety disorder which thrusts her into a panic when she
knows for fears that it’s a possibility that she will become tardy
to any function. This fact presented an issue for the both of us as
she raced down a busy main road with a cresting wave of anxiety
guiding her right foot. Alas, the venue was in our sights and all she
had to do was go from one side of the road to the other while
avoiding oncoming traffic. Long story short, in her frantic state she
happened to miss a car barreling towards us and nearly got t boned.
This little
misadventure sent my blood and mind racing. I had nearly died because
of my friend’s lack of observational skills. Not only did that
sting to think about, but nothing that I had done before that moment
seemed significant enough for me to sit back, sigh, and be content
with my life. No, I have so much more to accomplish that the thought
of dying at 15 in a traffic accident is far more than reproachful.


Although, it’s not unlikely that many others just like me have had
their lives cut short because of distracted driving manifesting
itself in a traffic accident. Educating new drivers of the dangers of
distracted driving could ensure the safety of the future driving
generations. However, it must be noted that young drivers tend to
ignore the precautions taken to cement their safety, but the efforts
to secure more required drivers ed are valiant.