Name: Yasmeen Maire Owens
From: Gastonia, NC
Votes: 0
What
is the importance of drivers ed in reducing the number deaths
as a result of driving?
Every
year, drivers throughout the world are killed or injured in road
traffic. Young drivers run a greater risk everywhere, and this
problem is largely unsolved. A better understanding of the underlying
processes could, however, be a useful tool in preventive endeavors.
To change a young driver’s goals behind driving and the context in
which it is done, a variety of different methods of persuasion should
be tested. For example, communication and increased enforcement may
be used simultaneously. Communication campaigns should highlight the
dangers of unsafe behavior and in particular target young males.
Communication campaigns that employ persuasive, emotional messages
are most effective where young drivers are concerned.
Research
shows that attitudes about safety are formed at an early age, long
before legal driving is concerned. Research shows that attitudes
about safety are formed at an early age, long before legal driving,
and therefore it would also be important to target young adolescents.
Law needs enforcement to be effective and should target areas of
particular risk to young drivers. Drivers ed or communication
campaigns can’t be expected to radically change a young person’s
life goals. For that purpose, active learning methods that make use
of the learner’s own experiences have to be applied. Special
courses for young drivers designed to make individuals conscious of
their personal tendencies and type of social context that affects
their driving behaviors could be helpful, whether offered via the
ordinary school system or at driving schools.
These
should place particular emphasis on issues such as speed, drunk
driving, mobile phone use, and should target both groups. Research
also shows that attitudes about safety are formed at an early age,
long before legal driving, and on the basis, it would also be
important to target young adolescents. Law needs enforcement to be
effective and should target areas of particular risk to young
drivers. Enforcement and communication campaigns should be used in
combination. A combination of different methods gives the best
results. It can’t be expected that drivers ed or
communication campaigns will radically change a young person’s life
goals. For that purpose, active learning methods that make use of the
learner’s own experiences the needed skills and capabilities are
provided before full licensing is permitted. This is usually done
wither less formally under the supervision of a parent, other adults
licensed driver, in-class and in-vehicle instruction, or both.
