Name: Jo-Harwing Merrill
From: Minneapolis, MN
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The importance of being educated on driving
It is very important to be educated about driving at any age even if you already know it’s always a good idea to look back at the rules. As a responsible driver we should always be learning to improve our driving. As you learn more the chances of getting in a car accident are lower but unfortunately not zero. One of the first things new drivers should do is learn driving rules at a young age. A lot of people wait until they are 18 years old or more to learn about driving and then wanting to drive the day after their birthday or weeks after their birthday. I know a lot of people that failed their exams and don’t want to wait to retake it and end up driving without a license and without knowing vital and important driving rules. Another step is that we need to learn more about street signs. Most of them are really confusing and that’s what sometimes causes accidents. These days street signs are so complicated that it makes it hard to understand. One thing that is not being taught right now but is super important is learning to drive in different weather conditions. From my experience I was only taught how to drive in the summer season and on hot days. When winter came along, driving like I did in the summer was not possible. Thankfully I had my family to help me out of how I should drive and what to do in case of an emergency. Unfortunately, many new drivers don’t have that someone to help them out when the driving conditions change. this can also go to other weather conditions like heavy rain or any type of storm. Even though you aren’t supposed to be driving during storm conditions is always good to learn because you never know when a storm will hit you. This is when a great deal of accidents happens, and people die because of it. This moment right now I have not gotten in an accident, but I know that are chances of never getting in an accident are zero to none. Even to this day I always learn about traffic laws and always learning more about the car world. I always drive the speed limit and I always watch out for pedestrians. Whenever someone else is driving I warn them when they make mistakes and I know that nobody is perfect and that everyone makes mistakes, but the smallest mistakes can be deadly. That’s why you should always learn from your mistakes and inform other on how they can improve their driving. At the end of the day even though you read every book about driving safe and drive safe, it just takes one person to make a mistake and an accident happens. Therefore, I want more people to learn more about driving safely. Knowing the rules help you and another feel safer when they are driving and that means that they are less stresses when they are driving.