“BOOM I’m dead”

Vladislav Akerman

“BOOM I’m dead”

“BOOM I’m dead”, this is probably the last thing that goes through you might when you are hitting that car in front of you. You should have paid attention to the road; you tell yourself. You should have been paying closer attention to your driver education class, you remind yourself.

According to Nikita and Anna from thecityfix.com there is a way to reduce the fatalities that are happening on the streets. Adopting the “safe system” approach will put human life in the center of attention. Researches show that the human body can only take a little beating before life treating injuries accrue. When considering the deaths that are related to driving, we cannot ignore the safety needs of individuals that share the road with cars like pedestrians, people biking, or motorcycling. When planning to build a major city or a small suburb of one, the engineers must be vigilant to the dangers involved in all of the above. They must increase traffic volume and pedestrian exposure to moving vehicles. The street themselves should be designed with safety in mind, if it’s the signage, the marks on the road, or the color of the traffic lights everything needs to be considered. Engineers should conduct research on what actually works locally and worldwide. Take for example the roundabouts they are a great tool to use when designing a road. The roundabouts are effective at reducing traffic speeds at intersections, hot spots for collisions. By reducing the number of cars on the road you can reduce fatalities. This can be achieved through public transport available like subways, busses, and carpooling. Invest in speed-reducing measurements and signs to alert people about the dangers of driving fast. But the major contributor to reducing the death rate related to driving is education. If it’s starting at a young age in school, or recurring training for a veteran driver, will just reduce the number of deaths on the streets.

I thank God that all people in my life are safe drivers. But I do recall getting rear-ended while driving my 3-year-old at the time to school. I do not know who was more traumatized than me or my daughter. It was a nice Wednesday morning, nothing out of the ordinary I was driving on a two-lane road when a light in front of me turned red. I didn’t do anything differently by breaking smoothly. When suddenly I was hit from the rear by a destructed driver, How I know this because I saw his eyes looking at something on his lap. I thank the lord that he was only traveling at 25 miles an hour and did minimal damage to my car. Right after the car hit, I rushed to see if my daughter was fine (she was strapped into her car seat) and she was sitting in her chair in the back seat. After getting her out of her seat she was obviously frightened and she continued to vomit all over the car. I can’t imagine how she felt at that point. Obviously, first responders were called to the screen and after we exchanged information, I was able to drive my car to the hospital to be checked out. The moral of this sorry was that you cannot drive destructed even for a minute, everything can wait.

As a driver, I always have the following actions in mind before, during, and after driving. Even before heading out make sure to check the weather condition. Because you might postpone, cancel, or be extra vigilant when dealing with adverse weather. When you are in the car driving, do just that, and nothing else. Adjust your speed to the road condition and always plan ahead. Try to remember everything you learned in driving school hands on the wheel, keep your distance, stay alert, wear your seatbelt, and make sure your passengers are doing the same.

In conclusion, you are the most important factor in driving and keeping the deaths tool down. If you follow all the safety protocols and guidelines you will return home in one piece. Yes, this is that important.