For Another Day in The Life

For Another Day in The Life

By: Christina Olaechea

It’s not as easy to realize the importance of safe driving until it comes down to your family’s safety. As the rain began to fall, the road began more slippery and lost traction between the road and the wheels of my brother’s SUV. Just as my brother was coming home, he began to make a left turn and the momentum caused his car to flip 2 times over the median leaving his car completely destroyed. Though he came out without a scratch, the terror of getting woken up at 2 in the morning to hear that my brother was in a crash was something I never wanted to hear or my family to hear again. Safe driving is a priority to me as I saw how scary the possibility to lose someone you love or to be the cause where somebody would lose the one they love.

Taking your first steps of independence on the road is a very important step in life. But we must see that it’s not where you could go but where you could end up. Driving is another aspect that determines where your life may lead and because of this, we as a community have to take this consideration and work to make sure it leads us to the road we want to take. The right path includes safe driving to prevent the loss of loved ones, friends, and your own life.

Drivers education is a composition of the implication of safety within all beings behind the wheel. This significant education helps to reduce risk of death or severe injury as skill sets are taught to ensure another day of life.

Awareness of your body, car, and roads are keys to driving safe. Knowing your state of being before entering your car is important to how your resulting driving can be affected. Knowing what to do either being tired or under the influence can save your life. Getting a ride or not driving home is the safest choice to make to ensure well-being. Awareness of the car you are driving can help how you drive on the road. How your car is structured helps to detect disadvantages and protect yourself from potential dangers and other drivers on the road. Awareness on the road includes limiting distractions such as the usage of one’s phone and anything that may include distractions that steer your eyes away from the road. Being aware of the road, signs, pedestrians will overall maintain the welfare of everybody around you.