The Roadway to Safety

Nayely
Espinoza-Perez

Instructor Name
Unknown

Scholarship

30 May 2019

Roadway
to Safety

In
this current generation, young teenagers await for the moment where
they receive their driver’s license; a gateway to get places, but
also a gateway to an open world where road rage, like dangerous
driving methods, verbal insults, and physical threats, takes place.
Quite unaware, they underestimate the great responsibilities they
carry for not only themselves but of others around them. By the
minute, teenagers, along with adults, are becoming comfortable with
driving— too comfortable to the extent of it being the cause of
accidents that can potentially be fatal. Learning how to drive can be
exciting; however, let it not overshadow the implications it can
have.

It
is a human impulse to use what we have at hands length as a
distraction when driving. According to edgarsnyder.com, 1 out of
every 4 car accidents are caused by texting and driving. Because
society is always surrounded by technology, people have created a
habit where they no longer wait to get to their destination to use
their cellular device. Whether it is recording Snapchat videos,
checking emails, answering phone calls, or something as simple as to
checking the time, there is no justification to the use of cell
phones while driving. Furthermore, drivers ed is important in
order to reduce the number of deaths as a result of driving. For
example, learning what to do during certain situations can prepare
one for what might happen near the future. Becoming familiar with
signs and rules on the road is a way to reduce someone’s chances of
being involved in a car accident. Drivers ed teaches one to
become aware that at any given moment you could be involved in an
accident: a motive for a driver to be safer, more responsible, and
become more attentive while being the person behind the wheels.

Additionally,
some steps to reduce the number of deaths related to driving include:
not running over a red light, merging into a highway with care,
pulling into traffic slowly, always look at all directions, not
tailgating, always putting the seatbelt on, and be courteous of other
drivers. Fortunately, I have never been in a car accident; however, I
have critically observed others driving excessively and
irresponsibly. I fear for my life anytime I witness a careless driver
exceeding beyond the speed limit and putting in danger the lives of
others because they are in a hurry or being distracted.

To
make me a better and safer driver, I can perform engine maintenance
regularly to have the assurance that my car won’t cause any
incidents. Also, keeping my phone out of sight, keeping distance, and
learn to drive in any weather conditions are additional ways. By the
same token, I can help others become safe on the road by correcting
their mistakes, giving them all the knowledge I know about driving,
and enforcing the concept that taking risks, drinking, or consuming
any sorts of drugs on the road is not an option.