Name: Kendra Pannabecker
From: Tucson , Arizona
Votes: 0
Learning
from the family
When I was
younger, about six or seven, my mom was going shopping and we were
driving back when we got into a car crash. It wasn’t because my mom
was a bad driver or that she was using a phone. It was caused because
I asked her to give me a muffin. I realize that car crashes don’t
just happen due to irresponsibility or disregard to others on the
road. Crashes can happen due to many minor distractions. With this
knowledge I actually became afraid of driving. The death rates are
rising due to the increased use of iphones and the carelessness of
younger drivers. That’s not putting blame on just young drivers since
now the older generations are also using iphones. Everyone has to do
their part to decrease accidents and the death rate.
When I
was studying for my permit i thought i would read the whole booklet
and be able to remember everything there was to know in the book. But
of course that’s impossible. Though after watching my parents drive
for many years I had the basics of driving down. When reading the
booklet I recognized multiple of the rules that were written in the
booklet as things my parents had done when they drove. I think that
drivers ed is definitely needed for safe driving especially for
younger generations, But I also think there are some parts of driving
in which a person learns through experience. Such as learning the
basics of how to start a car or how to stop, young drivers could
possibly learn when they are growing up by watching their parents. As
for the laws, fines and parking etc. they are hard to memorize, each
and every fact, but that knowledge is best to know for general
information.
The need for driver
education is definitely an important topic for discussion, people
need to be educated about the rules of driving and the punishments
for breaking those rules. It will help drivers to be more respectful
on the road towards those who are driving alongside them. Plus
increase the awareness that they are not the only ones on the
road.Though in truth it’s a person’s decision to follow or break the
rules.
firstly I
think changing people’s mindset of driving by letting them decide
how they want to drive and experience things for themselves. While
also having a firm hand of guidance from their parents and just
overall surveillance. Making sure to keeping family members safe or
friends safe should always be a top priority for drivers with
passengers. But they must also make themselves a priority when
driving by themselves. Since no one else can monitor your driving
when you are driving alone except for yourself.
Problems
that come up such as drunk driving, distracted driving, and or being
sleep deprived can be the cause of many accidents. These are problems
we need to fix as for the present day. Drunk driving has been a
problem for many years, we have seen many accidents that have
unfolded because of a person decides they feel sober enough even if
they had a few beers. There has been more solutions given to solve
this problem through the creation of taxis and ubers that work
specifically for days when there are games or events where drinking
is at its highest peak. As for laws in place or other ways to keep
people from drinking and driving always have a friend with you who
stays sober to drive you home also just having a friend when you
drink helps keep you safe from other problems that arise from
drinking alone. Phones are another problem when driving. Nowadays the
younger generation is more and more focused on the screens that are
set before them. We see people giving phones and ipads to their young
children to keep them occupied but once they grow up they will find a
dependance on that screen and won’t be able to put it down even
when they drive. This is dangerous because now there are teens
driving with their phones near them or in their hands while on the
road. It’s fine if you think the screen can occupy your child for a
couple of hours while you finish work but once they are hooked on it,
then it is hard to let go. We need more rules from the family about
texting and driving. There are rules already set banning the use of a
phone when driving, and you can get fined if caught with a mobile
phone in your hand. But rules by your family should be applied to
help keep children and teens from learning to use a phone while
driving. If you get a message and you have a friend or family member
with you in the car have them answer the text or call, it doesn’t
hurt to ask for help. As for how sleep deprivation can cause more
accidents, when a person is sleep deprived their body functions much
slower than if they have the recommended number of hours of sleep.
This also increases the change in emotions to become much quicker.
When feelings and emotions slip out of control you get road rage and
another reason accidents happen. We need to find ways to keep
ourselves calm during accidents getting overly emotional doesn’t
help those who are hurt. Everyone has a way to keep themselves safe
when driving and parents have ways to keep their children safe. if a
child learns from the people closest to them who care about their
safety, the rules will stick to their mind more than just reading a
book.
