Name: Farbod Forutan
From: las vegas, Nevada
Votes: 0
Driving
Education Contest Essay
Being
a safe driver is not difficult but it’s not easy either. I recently
got my license here in Vegas and I would like to consider myself as a
perfect driver but there is no such thing. Driving is not like math,
you can’t study an hour before the test and expect to pass. It’s
not something that you will just be good at because, well, its
driving! I have lived here in the States technically my whole life
but my parents on the other hand were both born and raised in Iran.
Me getting my license has always been a sensitive topic here in my
family because my parents have lost lots of friends and family
because of unsafe driving. Growing up, my parents have told me many
stories of their friends and family and the mistakes they have made
while driving, I guess so that I would be more aware while driving
and I’m truly lucky to have some amazing caring parents. In Iran
there isn’t much driving laws actually almost close to none, I’m
truly blessed to have the chance to grow up here in the U.S away from
the many driving dangers back in Iran. Drivers ed is a huge
importance in this day and age, if you ask me every driver should be
required to take a drivers ed class before starting to drive.
Drivers ed really gives drivers the knowledge, skills, and
attitudes needed for vehicle safety. Some steps that we could take to
move toward a much safer driving environment and not just in the
States but in the whole world could be requiring every highschool
student to take a drivers ed course and pass it in order to
drive. The course will go through every driving hazards such as
distracted driving, driving under the influence and much more so that
the next generation of drivers would be much more aware of the
dangers. This hits too close to home because a little over a year ago
we lost three amazing souls at my school because of a car accident
and it breaks my heart even thinking about it. America has good
traffic laws, better than most countries out there but that does not
mean that we are much safer out on the streets. Nearly 40,000
Americans die each year due to car accidents, and 1.3 million
worldwide each year. Here are some steps I will do to be a better and
safer driver for me and to help others become safer on the road. I
promise to make sure every time I get behind the wheel that I will be
in a good driving attitude and not rushed or angry because sometimes
we get in a heated argument before we get behind the wheel and that’s
a terrible attitude to be in while driving. I will adjust my driving
accordingly for example if the speed limit is 35mph I continue to go
35mph but speed limits are just a maximum and not a target, it’s
alright to go slower than the speed limit. With all this said not all
vehicle related fatalities are the drivers fault. Just 4 years ago a
family friend lost her daughter because of a limousine accident. She
was out with her friends partying and they rented a limousine for the
night, they open up the sunroof of the limo and the girls thought it
would be a good idea to stand up and poke their heads out the
limousine and then suddenly the driver had to slam on the brakes
because someone cut him off and in the blink of an eye she was thrown
out the vehicle, what happened was tragic but it proves that you
always need to make smart decisions when driving a vehicle or even
sitting as a passenger. Let’s start now in helping make the streets
of earth a safer place.
