Name: Fiona Tomlins
From: Peoria, IL
Votes: 0
Red
Light Blues
By
Fiona Tomlins
From
the top of the hill, I could see the light turn yellow. “Shoot,”
my friend said, as she gunned it toward the light and flew through
the intersection just as the light became red. I was worried and I
told her that, but she said it was fine; she drove like this all the
time. Immediately, I worried about her and have continued to worry
ever since.
Reducing
the number of deaths in car accidents is very important for driver
education. Although more people are afraid of flying in planes, cars
are more deadly than airplanes. Even though I get behind the wheel of
a car every day, my family has made me aware that I am in charge of
what is essentially a weapon and I need to be careful and aware of my
surroundings at all times.
One
way to reduce the number of deaths related to driving is to introduce
a place to put one’s phone while driving. A designated place to put
one’s phone would make the temptation to use a phone lessen. One
reason I pay attention when I drive is that my mom and dad have never
let me even touch my phone while I am driving. Another way to reduce
the number of deaths related to driving is to have more seatbelt
checks. When I was in grade school, an older girl who danced at the
same studio I did passed away after a car accident. She was not
wearing a seatbelt, and if she had been, her death could have been
avoided.
Reducing
the number of deaths in car accidents is crucial to the future of
driving as our society leans closer to driverless cars. Trusting a
machine to drive us places will be hard if we cannot even trust
ourselves to get somewhere safely. Education needs to be increased
about the dangers of driving. If education about how deadly driving
can be is heightened, then we will all be able to arrive at our
destinations safely.
