
Name: Edith V. Brown
From: Phoenix, Arizona
Votes: 0
Wisdom In Driving Safely
Wisdom In Driving Safely
Driver education will teach you how to be a defensive driver. My dad told all his children to drive for the other person while driving. Alert for others on the road while driving will allow you to see accidents before they happen and even prevent them from happening. Taking a driver education class will help with your judgment skills. It will also teach you the importance of wearing a seat belt and the importance of obeying the law. For example, adhering to the speed limit, stop signs, traffic lights, information signs, respecting people walking in the crosswalks, and bicyclists. The Department of Motor Vehicle (https://dmvnv.com/50_state_dmv_list.html) teaches driver education throughout each state.
Some steps to reduce the number of deaths can be taken, in addition to driver education. And this is done by noticing if your family members, friends, co-workers, or neighbors are not coherent, or their judgment is off. Some of the signs of intoxication are slurred speech, lowered inhibitions, impaired coordination and motor skills, a sense of confusion, memory problems, concentration problems, and general personality changes (Deveney, 2021). “Some prescription and over-the-counter medicines can cause extreme drowsiness, dizziness, and other side effects” (Drug-Impaired Driving, n.d.). When you notice they are impaired, confront them and help in love. Yelling or accusing them could cause them to retaliate, become angry, and drive in the worst state than before. Helping them could be done by taking them yourself, calling Uber https://www.uber.com/, a taxi https://taxi.us/, Lyft https://www.lyft.com/, or another form of transportation. Also, you can take their keys by using wisdom, and then they can get another ride. Maintaining the maintenance of vehicles is another way to reduce or prevent deaths when driving. For example, enough air in tires and proper treads on them, working airbags, working headlights, taillights, brake lights, and windshield wipers. I remember a time when my tire blew. I was calm, able to pull the car over and call for help.
I know of someone while driving drunk, backed onto a yard across the street. Also, there was a time when my husband, my three children, and myself were involved in an accident. I was driving, had the right of way at a two-way stop when a car with two young boys paused at the stop sign and took off. It was like everything was taking place in slow motion. I saw them coming towards me. So they would not hit my minivan in the middle, and hoping to avoid them, I sped up. But could not stop them from hitting us. Their car hit the tail end of my van and pushed it slightly towards a yard nearby. The neighbor was standing in his yard on the phone. I remember my van stopped suddenly and tipped over on its side. All I could do was hold on to the steering wheel to prevent myself from hitting the ground. I saw my then four-, eight-, and nine-year-old children dangling from their seat belts when I looked in the mirror. My husband unbuckled them and passed them through the passenger window to the man in the yard.
I was trapped behind the steering wheel, holding on to it with my right arm trying not to fall on the ground while watching everything else take place. Looking through the windshield, I saw the paramedics and fire truck coming towards us. They tried to get me out through the back but could not because I sit close behind the steering wheel. They tried to take the seats behind me out but could not because they would not come loose. So, then they decided to take out the windshield. A firefighter then put his jacket (a smell that I will never forget) over himself and me so the shattered glass would not cut us. The ambulance took one of my daughters, who was sitting behind me, and myself to the hospital. I received stitches, and she was scratched but not enough to get any. My van was considered a total loss. I later found out that two boys took the car that their mom had parked without her permission. We learned that day the importance of wearing a seat belt.
Become a better and safer driver, and help others be safe on the road by getting plenty of rest before driving. Driving while you are tired can cause you to fall asleep at the wheel. I remember a time when I was so tired from working long hours. It was around 12 in the morning. So that I would make it home safe and no one else would get hurt, I would close my eyes at the signal light for a moment, and then when the signal light turned green, I would drive carefully home. Consider others that are in the car, how valuable their lives are by not being selfish.
Check the weather before taking a trip on the highway. When it is raining hard or a severe storm, pull over until it is calm or manageable.
Driver education is valuable training to have at any age. It can and will save lives, prevent unnecessary pain, and property loss.
Deveney, R. D. (2021). How to Tell If Someone Has Been Drinking Too Much. https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/alcohol-abuse/faq/signs-someone-abusing-alcohol/
Drug-Impaired Driving(n.d.). https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drug-impaired-driving
Uber(n.d.). https://www.uber.com/
Taxi(n.d.). https://taxi.us/
Lyft(n.d.). https://www.lyft.com/