Name: Neha Moolchandani
From: Brentwood, TN
Votes: 0
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 the 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 DMV’s and trainers who license and
educate these individual yet somehow lack on 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 to such as driving
without a phone and staying under the speed limit for about two
months. After that the mind will align 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 dented inwards and the rear
windshield shattered right there on scene. I fondly remember as I was
sitting in the passenger seat and my mom in the driver’s seat, my
younger sister behind us was crying, scared to death. This was no
movie or TV show it was real life and it only took me that
realization 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. Raise awareness,
implement 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.
