Driver Education Initiative – Your life, your decision

Your
life, your decision

Every
day thousands of people in the United States and around the world die
from a car accident, taking away friends, family, neighbors and
acquaintances from our lives. Therefore it is vital to know the
importance, security measures and on the other hand a little of my
personal experience.

First,
it is vital to know that to drive you need a Plan A, B, C and D; You
need to evaluate the panorama and be aware of what is happening and
what can be approximated. Some measures that can be taken are:

• Being
  100% sober, many of the deaths are related to alcohol or drug use
  while driving.

• Having
  emergency equipment, tools or kit in a car, this is so that if a
  tire is damaged, you can park in a safe place and fix it.

• Sleeping
  well, before driving you need to have had a good rest, many of the
  deaths are also due to not having slept or rested well before
  driving.

These
are some of the steps or steps you can take before driving, it is
necessary to be prepared and be careful, not only with yourself, but
with the people around you as well. This is extremely important,
because if we all take the right measures, the car accident rate
would drop dramatically. A good education makes a difference.

Second,
the big question is, “How to be a better driver every day?”, The
answer is very easy. Today our life is surrounded by technology, here
more electronic devices to facilitate our lives, but in turn they are
sometimes a distraction from our day to day, a great example, it can
be the cell phone, while driving, This becomes a great distraction,
that’s why:

1. Keep
   your phone away from you while driving and turn off the
   notifications, in case they need you because it is an emergency,
   they will call you, you will park in a safe place and there you can
   speak.

2. Maintain
   proper speed and distance

3. Again,
   be 100% sober

4. Sleep
   well

5. Respect
   absolutely all traffic laws

6. Set
   the example, if you are a father, brother, ect, teach your offspring
   how to handle correctly and respect the rules.

Finally,
in my experience I have never had a car accident, nor my family
either. But my best friend had an accident, when she was nine years
old, her family and she were going to a very popular park in my
country, they were traveling on a highway, her mother was driving, in
the copilot her father was going and she was back with his older
brother. As she tells me, the mother was traveling at a high speed
and was the only one who did not have a seat belt. From one moment to
another, the mother looked away from the road to see the phone, lost
control of the steering wheel and collided, all were alive, except
the mother who lost her life.

It
is sad that a simple carelessness on the road can charge you to life,
so it is important to be aware of everything, and try to be a better
driver every day. Today we are, tomorrow who knows, so it is
extremely important to have an adequate education, respect laws and
regulations and also have measures to drive safely. But it all
depends on you, are you willing to be a better driver? …