
Name: Courtney Wortman
From: St Charles, Missouri
Votes: 0
In
the Driver’s Seat
By:
Courtney Wortman
When I turned
sixteen I was very excited to get behind the wheel. My parents went
over every rule in the book, which I believe has made me the good
driver I am today. The importance of drivers ed really teaches
the student drivers that you have to be serious and responsible when
you are sitting in the driver’s seat. You can’t be goofing around, or
else it could end in your death or someone else’s. People should
always be aware of the dangers of driving.
Humans have
always tried to reduce the risk of driving, whether it be by
upgrading the car itself or attempting to inform the public about the
safety of driving through commercials and radio ads. As these have
been somewhat effective, there is still a percentage of the people
that don’t know all the safety rules or just don’t care enough to
memorize them all. In order to keep more people safe on the road I
suggest that we start informing the people before they even hit the
streets. All over the country high schools require students to take
specific classes in order to graduate. I propose that every student
should be required to take a drivers education course in order to
graduate. This will ensure that every teenager will know and have
learned the rules of the road before they obtain their own driving
habits.
I would
consider myself a responsible and safe driver. I follow the rules or
the road and constantly keep my surroundings in check. I have never
been in car accident but sadly one of my friends has, and luckily
came out alright. While driving in a construction zone, she got
confused on which way the road was taking her and ended up turning
when she wasn’t supposed to and cut in front of the car resulting in
colliding head on. Although it is very unfortunate that she had to go
through this I think it is a good example of knowing where to go,
especially when driving in confusing construction zones. This
accident really opened all our eyes about staying alert and clam when
not knowing what to do on the road.
Being taught
at an early age about safe driving really helped me prepare for the
busy roads ahead. Always paying attention to the speed limits and
road signs and staying off their cell phones is a good start to
becoming a safe driver and is what everybody should be doing while
they’re driving. Driving sober is also a incredibly important rule to
follow before you get behind the wheel. If you see someone who is
driving intoxicated or is attempting to get in the driver’s seat you
should immediately stop them and inform them what they’re doing is
wrong and could seriously injury themselves or others. Everyone
should be striving to be the best driver they can be and be
advocating to others about being a safe and responsible driver.