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Nothing
More Important Than A Life
By:
Leah Williams
Education
is a privilege many people cannot afford to take advantage of.
However, if fortunate enough to be educated on topics that can
save a life every day, then why not take the opportunity to learn?
No, I am not referring to taking education classes about the
latest medical research and how to cure cancer. Instead, I am
referring to drivers ed, and not just the three fundamental
rules of driving: stop, slow down, and go. Drivers ed is
more than three colors dictating the movement and directions of
drivers on the road. Drivers ed is about learning the best
and safest ways to protect not only your life, but others lives as
well.
Here
is the reality; we do not know it all. Drivers ed allows
upcoming driver to practice in classroom and on the road before
they are truly ready to handle road. Drivers ed allows the
upcoming driver to build confidence in their driving and allows
them to comfortably adjust to driving conditions that change every
so often on the road. Building confidence is key for a safe
driver; this action can determine whether or not you make the
right decision in an impromptu incident on the road.
To
reduce the growing number of deaths related to driving, all
distractions that impair your driving need to be eliminated. These
distractions are not only texting and driving, these can be
anything as simple as bending over took pick up a coin off the
floor mat. Anything or anyone that takes your eyes off the road,
even for a split second, can be classified as a distraction.
On the other hand, texting and driving is the leading cause of
driving related deaths. It should not matter who texts you and its
contexts; no text message brought back the lives distracted by a
blue light. No phone call saved the lives of classmates seen two
hours before the day ended. It does not matter if the light was
green and now it is red. Having your phone in your hand, at any
time and point on the road, puts everyone around you at risk,
because your full attention is no longer focused on what matters
in the moment.
I
have seen many schoolmates drive recklessly and carelessly on the
school compound. I have heard countless survivor stories from
upper classmates about running the car off the road into the lake
because the quantity of likes was in no comparison to the quality
of life. To reduce the number of driving related deaths, setting
laws in place and meeting with different campaigns against texting
and driving are steps to take in order reach an end goal. To
become a better and safer driver myself, I need to adhere to the
rules but as well as adapting to new environments and making the
right decision in spontaneous situations. Remember, no distraction
was ever worth a life, no distraction was ever worth yours.
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