Name: Isabelle Farmer
From: Bettendorf, Iowa
Votes: 0
Behind
the Wheel
You
get behind the wheel of your first car. It is your first time driving
alone without adult supervision. The mixed feelings of excitement,
freedom and nervousness float around in your head. You know what do
to, you passed every test in drivers ed and there is nothing to
impair you – yet it isn’t always you that you need to worry
about. As you drive off to go get a late-night snack of ice cream,
you notice two very bright lights straight ahead. You think nothing
of it … until it is too late. Those bright lights were coming at
you very fast and in your lane. The very tragic accident happening in
only less than a minute, and forever changing your life. Stories like
these happen every single day. Taking away innocent lives in only
matters of seconds. You never think much of it until it happens close
to you. I had a family friend who had passed away due to a car
accident only a couple of years ago. He was only 15, had his whole
life ahead of him. He was the most caring and thoughtful person you
could have ever met, and his legacy will forever be carried on and
remembered. That is why this scholarship stuck out to me, because it
is so very important that everyone passes their drivers education
program and realizes how consequential driving really is.
By
realizing the importance of drivers education and taking good steps
in practicing safe driving, we can reduce the statistics of deaths by
car accidents every year. Steps that we can take in order to reduce
this number could be to make sure that everyone behind the wheel is
perfectly able to drive and has no impairments; such as alcohol in
their system or being fatigued. It is also very important that the
driver has passed drivers ed and the passengers are all
buckled up with no distractions to the driver. I can always make sure
that whatever vehicle I am in that the driver is safe. By making sure
that our vehicle is safe, we will protect others. When you are in a
car with a driver that is impaired, you are not only putting yourself
into harm’s way, but you are risking other people’s completely
innocent lives. But I am only one person. I cannot make the road a
safer place all by myself, YOU must take action as well. If we want
to make the road safer, we all need to take a stand and promote safe
driving skills. We all need to work together in order to make the
road safe. Stories like the one I told before are tragic,
heartbreaking and based on true events; however, you will never truly
experience the pain and heartache these stories bring until it
happens to you. Don’t let it get there, and make sure everyone is
driving with the right mind and attitude.
