The Importance of Safe Driving

Courtney Kelly

How to Reduce Deaths While Driving

Driving is a necessity for most people. Driving takes risks, and millions of car accidents occur yearly, with thousands of them being fatal. Driving recklessly puts other people’s lives at risk. Attitudes about safety are formed at an early age and should be important to target adolescents. Experience is more significant than age regarding crash risk in traffic. The car is viewed as a tool for meeting the demands of everyday life. Decisions have a major baring on road safety. Mastery of many different traffic situations is a vitally important skill for a driver to acquire. Good maneuvering skills alone are not good enough. Risk- increasing factors a driver must be aware of focuses on what may affect the risk of crash and injury that is always present during driving. Young drivers run a greater risk everywhere, but with the right precautions, young drivers can decrease the number of deaths related to driving.

It is important for drivers to use their skills to result in a reduced number of deaths. The importance of safe driving is to save lives. Being educated on what to do and what not to do behind the wheel should keep everyone on the road safe. Young drivers who have not completed drivers ed are more likely to get a traffic ticket and be involved in a fatal injury or accident. With the proper drivers ed, car accidents and deaths can be prevented.

It is a driver’s responsibility to reduce the number of deaths related to driving. Doing the research, going to classes, practicing, and being aware of your surroundings are all ways that can reduce the number of deaths related to driving. The driver is responsible for obeying traffic laws, being predictable, avoiding distractions, driving rested, and avoiding alcohol and drugs. If these rules are not followed, the driver will be held accountable.

I have experienced the shock of being in a car accident. I was riding in the car with my mother, and she got rear-ended at a stop light. The other driver carelessly lost control of the car by slipping his foot off the brake. Our car was damaged, and I was left with a light neck injury. I have also witnessed friends and family driving irresponsibly by texting and driving, driving over the speed limit, and tailgating other drivers. These are all examples of careless driving habits that can be avoided.

There are many steps I can take to be a better and safer driver. I embrace safety not just as a priority, but as an obsession in all settings, and at all times. I insist passengers buckle every seat. Being on time is not worth risking my life and safety. I avoid using phones while driving. Regular communication is essential for me. I stay aware of health issues such as eyesight that can affect my performance on the road. Most of all, I think of other drivers and pedestrians to save human lives.