Stay in Your Lane

Tovah Hunter

November 4, 2020

Stay in Your Lane

Driver’s education is a formal class or program that prepares a new driver with an understanding of rules, safety measures, and driving practices required to obtain a learner’s permit or driver’s license. Typically, driver education will warn of distracted driving, driver impairment, and driver initiative in reducing the number of teen deaths as result from a crash.

Distracted driving is the leading cause of accidents. Talking and texting on the cell can wait! It reduces the focus of driving in your lane, the ability to react to highway workers and hazards, and inclement weather like heavy rain. When there is an emergency find a safe place to stop and pull off the road to make your call or text. Well lite store parking lots are a good place to talk and text. Having a friend as a passenger is fun, but also may contribute to distracted driving. Limit the number of passengers while driving, and make sure everyone wears a seatbelt at all time. Find your favorite radio station before leaving home. It only takes five seconds with your eyes off the road to cost a life. Remember, these steps can be taken to reduce the number of deaths related to driving.

I have heard that a friend from high school got behind the wheel irresponsibly due to driver impairment. Unfortunately, the dangers of drug and alcohol use resulted in the loss for life of my friend. A very sad experience. It is illegal to drink under the age 21. It is illegal to drink and drive. Driver impairment is in no way limited to alcohol. It may include overt-the-counter medicine, prescription drugs, or even the lack of sleep. When your friends are impaired take their keys and let them know; but If you want to keep your driving privileges and license refrain from driving while impaired.

Ultimately, continuing to learn daily about the rules and safety measures to driving can mold oneself into a safer and capable driver. Those teens with a driver education are less likely to be involved in crashes or receive traffic violations through the time period of two years. Let us all do our part to reduce teen deaths up to fifty percent by keeping eyes on the road, obeying traffic signs, and hands on the wheel at all time.