Ashley Wellington

Safe Driving is
Educated Driving

As a teenager, I was
hesitant to drive. It was scary to think about. As I got into the
seat, my hands would shake and my palms would be sweaty just thinking
about the implications that I could cause on the road.


This was the
realization that everyone around me did this almost everyday, I
watched adults pass by in their own vehicles and do dangerous things
that got any teenager scared to be amongst them. I realized that
driving came with a huge responsibility.


Unfortunately, I
also saw the horrible habits that people made around me as well.
Texting on their phones, speeding, not using seat belts, never using
blinkers, and illegal u-turns. I even saw accidents that had occured
right before my eyes. There are children in back seats, mothers,
fathers, sisters, brothers. These people die in accidents due to all
of these mistakes and not staying educated over the many years of
driving, or the lack thereof.


I have gotten into
many accidents. The first being just when I was a little kid. I was
in the backseat as a woman rammed into the back of our car. My mom
and I we were lucky. But, not the line of cars that took the impact
in front of us. There was a girl of stabbed herself in the leg with a
pencil, and plenty of hoods completely crushed. There was another
time when I was driving and scuffed a car on the side. I was crying
my eyes out, from one little bump that barely shook the vehicle. I
didn’t want to drive anymore after that, and had decided to start
from square one. My parents taught me to drive once again. Eventually
to be not only a safe driver, but an educated one.


It’s not alright
that people go out on the road drunk, on their phones, not confident
or ready to drive. It is pride, technology, and this irresponsibility
that others don’t care about and harm those around them. People
would benefit to using apps on their phones that restrict texting and
calling when driving. Just put on the “do not disturb”, for the
short amount of time till getting to the final destination. If you
are not ready to drive tell someone. When you are planning to get
drunk, have someone drive you home. If others were able to calm down
and think about the way they affect others, than they would start to
drive safer. Then more people wouldn’t have to die in vain of a
tragic car crash, and others wouldn’t be scarred in the process of
dumb choices.



Each time we turn a
corner or go down the street in our cars, we must think about the
other people on the road. Instead of getting to where we need to go
the fastest, it is time to get where we need to go the safest.