Name: Colton Dane Pickelsimer
From: Healdton, Oklahoma
Votes: 0
Driving
Safely Essay
By:
Colton Pickelsimer
Whether
a new driver or a person who has been driving for many years,
everyone needs to know a few driving tips and statistics. Drinking
and driving is never safe incorrectly. Driving incorrectly can. Many
drivers do not follow that one rule of driving. If you don’t drive
correctly then you can be the cause of traffic, accidents, or even a
person’s death.
Ten
driving tips are: watch the road, check the mirrors, use the
blinkers, don’t run a stop light, watch other drivers, look both
ways, use bright lights when needed, don’t use bright lights in
front of other vehicles, don’t speed, and watch for pedestrians.
Many accidents happen if you drivers follow do these when are
driving.
Here
are some statistics for bad habits that drivers have and use. There
are about 390,000 accidents per due to using a cell phone while
driving. Twenty six percent of all vehicular fatalities are from
speeding. From tailgating there are about 2,000 deaths annually, and
950,000 injuries annually. Just from doing something like cutting off
cars 51.1% of accidents happened. There are even 2,000,000 accidents
annually from people not using their turn signals. Just practicing
about these things, you can make this statistic drop even if it is
just a little (www.idrivesafely.com).l
Drivers
should follow basic safety tips, do the things that are listed above
they should not be a part of any accidents. Drivers need patience,
slow to anger, practice basics, and courtesy to others on the road.
These tips will help everyone while driving. Drive according to the
law and be safe.
