How to Drive and Stay Alive

Having the
ability to drive any vehicle isn’t mandatory in life, it’s a
privilege. Some people don’t have that ability for various reasons.
Their licenses could’ve been revoked for reckless behavior on the
road, they have physical disabilities due to a previous accident, or
their vehicles are damaged and don’t have the education needed for
maintenance and insurance. These reasons are why we need to teach
ourselves and our future generations the skills and responsibilities
required for driving. Therefore, we shouldn’t take these
institutions for granted because there are people who take their time
to protect us from future dangers.

The DMV
teaches us valuable lessons such as “don’t drink and drive.”
Some are important for following rules of road safety such as
following the speed limits and paying attention to traffic signs to
avoid accidents. Also learning to regularly put oil in vehicles,
measuring air in tires, and other maintenance tips allow us to keep
our cars in shape preventing any unfortunate events. Thousands of
people in their youth die for not taking these measures seriously;
another benefit for having these courses and highway security patrol
to keep us on track. Without them, millions would die every year
instead of less.

In my past,
I’ve been involved in car accidents (no serious injuries thank God)
and have learned to prevent them in the future. When my parents are
driving, there are people who stop in the middle of the road for no
reason or ride motorcycles and don’t know how to control it and end
up damaging the car. One day I was driving to the bank in my old
car, and as I was driving in the parking lot some lady backed her car
fast into mine and damaged my fender. Luckily at the DMV, I was
taught how to talk to police officers properly and provide the
necessary insurance information needed for the report and get the
insurance money needed to buy a used car. Not just our life
experiences of car accidents are helpful but watching the news of
other people in car accidents educate us to be more responsible when
driving and helps us to make better choices.

In the past, the DMV probably didn’t exist and had to learn from
any high authority. Eventually, accidents happened, and others
learned from it thus making certain laws in effect. Nobody wants to
be like those people and even though some kids may not be old enough
to drive, we must teach them early to understand the safety
precautions we take to protect them. I even teach my friends
whenever I’m driving with them to make sure they got their seatbelts
on and don’t smoke in the car, so they don’t damage the vehicle or
themselves. When I have kids, I’ll be tougher when deciding if
they’re responsible enough to handle driving and teach them myself
before they learn at the DMV as my parents did with me.