Drive education and safety

Motor vehicle crashes are on one the leading causes of deaths in the US alone, although it seems like its not since we don’t get to see many crashes on a daily basis, but the numbers do not lie. There are many reckless and uneducated drivers everyday who are careless for themselves and for others driving alongside them, they never follow the rules of the road and put in danger the lives of others. That is why it is importance for drivers to be educated on how to safely and comfortably drive on any road in order to reduce accidents and even deaths from ever occurring. It is crucial for individuals to understand why we need to be more educated on how to perfectly maneuver our vehicles through any street or freeway because it is already a big risk getting into a car everyday and driving to your destination. One could think they are perfectly fine driving but it is never guaranteed that another driver will think and take the same actions as you do when driving. Driver education is not something to be taken lightly, we all need to make sure we do our part in being a defensive and safe driver because no one wishes to get injured and never loose a life. It is understandable that accidents occur because of certain situations like the weather, miss malfunctions in a car, or even ones personal health problems, the point is that everytime we get into a vehicle we need to make sure we take into considerations everything that can cause us to get into accident. There are multiple steps that can be taken in order to reduce the number of deaths related to driving, one important method that can be taken is to place more strict laws on speeding limits that would force drivers to drive the safest speed possible for that specific area. An advance example of this could be put cameras alongside radar speed signs which would allow to take pictures of those drivers(license plates) who exceed the limit and would therefore receive some type of penalty. This will ensure that drivers will decrease and maintain their speed now that they know that they will be taken pictures at random when exceeding the speed limit. Another step that can be taken is making sure there are no distractions that impair your driving in any form such as a phone, lucky as the years go by, more cars are enabled with more technology which helps drivers set up their cars and other devices such as phones calls, music, texts to be easier and allow you to do these things without letting your hands off the steering wheel. Finally another important step to reduce accidents and deaths is by the state of your health, many people do not care whether they have taken drugs or drank alcohol, they will end up behind the wheel and increasing their chances of crashing significantly, a way we can avoid this is by allowing cars to have breath detectors of some kind that activate at night in order to make sure that if the individual has taken some type of illegal or unhealthy substance that he or she will not end up getting inside the car and would force theme to order an uber or call a friend. A large portion of my family including myself has gotten in a car accident, lucky none of us lost our lives but we did end up with serious injuries. The first person in my family to get into an accident was my uncle, he got out late night from a bar wit some friends, as he was headed home he ended up crossing an intersection with a red light and crashed into another car. Both vehicles were seriously damaged that they needed to be towed and when my uncle and the innocent driver crashed together, they were both sent to the hospital were they broke a few bones in their bodies. By uncle ended up doing a year and a half in prison for this mistake. The time I got in a car accident was with some friends of mine, the driver had just received his drivers license and we were driving in his new car that he had bought, I knew from the start my friend who was driving was not the best and was quite reckless, however I still go inside the vehicle and we ended up crashing into another car when he passed a stop sign at a high speed. Everyone in the car which was myself, the driver and anther friend were all slightly injured, no broken bones but many wounds on my body which I had to go to the hospital to get stitches. I knew from the strat what I was getting myself into and I still took the risk and paid for it. The steps I can take to be a better driver is to always make sure I am in the best condition of myself whenever I drive. To always make sure I follow the rules and laws of the road and anticipate any actions taken by other drivers in order to avoid any crashes, defensive driving. The most important thing that I could do is to make sure I never take my hands of the steering wheel and my eyes off the road.