Driver Education Initiative – War Behind the Wheel

Driving
is society’s primary way of travel. It is done daily and routinely
by millions. So why is something so common in our lives deadlier than
fighting a war? And why are we still doing it? I believe it is
because of our lack of education when it pertains to driving which
leads to decreased awareness. We can take steps to help spread
awareness of this issue and help fix it.

I
have family members that do not focus on driving and maximizing
safety. One family member of mine was not paying attention and
accidentally drove up a freeway exit ramp. It could have ended
terribly if a car or multiple cars were exiting off that same ramp. I
have also seen people just drive into light poles because they were
on their phones and not paying attention. This is where driver
education comes in.

If
many more of the people behind the wheel were more educated, then
there would be a lot less accidents and fatalities made by little
mistakes. Nobody ever means to collide with another car but the fact
that one person or maybe both are ill educated in driving can lead to
disastrous endings. It is important to constantly renew your drivers
education to limit these fatal decisions like texting or speeding.
These are steps that we can all take and only involve a little of our
time and may help us or others to not cut our time short.

Steps
that I can do to help spread awareness can be like speaking about it
to family and friends. Just communicating to my family members or
friends in a serious manner about the issue can help them come to a
realization of what they and many others are doing on a daily basis.
Maybe they don’t stop texting completely when driving but they do
it less. That alone can decrease the chances of collisions. I can
also heavily educate myself on the issue and go to driving courses
for safety regularly. This will help keep me aware and safe as well
as make me less of a safety risk for others that are driving on the
same highway as me.

Driving,
in the end, should be a safe act for everyone. But it just comes down
to the little details like picking up your phone for ten seconds.
Awareness from research or taking classes on drivers safety not only
benefits us but every single person that may be driving on the same
road as us. We need to ask ourselves one simple question. Why is
something so routine and common, deadlier than war?