Name: Tasario CerfrereT
From: Orlando, Florida
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The Importance of Driving Safely.
The Importance of Safe Driving
Once you enter a car you should try to be as safe as possible. Driving a car can be very dangerous especially when you encounter road rage drivers, or drivers that are recklessly driving all over the road. You must do your best do your part in driving safely, so that you don’t be one of those people that are reckless.
Although nowadays, as technology advances, everyone wants to upgrade, especially their cars. Many Americans today buy cars and test their abilities on the roads endangering people, you should try not to be one of those people. In fact, most of these reckless driving cases come from younger people, not paying attention. They are constantly on their phones, trying to receive texts as well as talk and drive. These things don’t combine well, because when your driving your main focus should be the road and your surroundings. In addition to this, driving recklessly not only harms other drivers, but it also harms your wallet! A Reckless driving fine in Florida can be up to 25$-500$ and not only that, you can face up to 90 days in jail if proven guilty of your reckless driving.
In Addition to reckless driving, there have been many cases of DUI in Florida, which is driving under the influence of alcohol. If you know that you’ve been drinking in general, why get in a car with poor judgement. When you’re driving under the influence, you make bad decisions, your vision is impaired and you endanger everyone around you. This is why when you have drinks, either call a friend who isn’t impaired, or call a cab.
In Florida there are 33% of reckless driving deaths, which is sad, and most of the people who die when being in accident is the victim. So we need to get together, and improve for the future! We cannot let these cases rise and rise.