Name: Qasim Aziz Butt
From: Lorton, VA
Votes: 0
Qasim
Butt
9916
Hagel Circle
Lorton,
VA 22079
Qbutt72@me.com
Cell:
571-338-0616
National
Driving and Traffic School Scholarship
The
very important about driving education in reducing the number of
deaths is comes down to age, time, experience and driving habits. The
state of Virginia allows the driver to be 16 years and 3-month-old to
obtain a driver’s license. To obtain a learner’s permit the age
is 15 years old and 6 months. I simply think the age requirement is
to young to have driver’s license at age 16 years old. I believe
age of 18 to 21 years old is appropriate since majority of our kids
attend college or either go join the military. Students do not need
cars on the campus since most of the time the car is sitting in the
parking lot and most school offer transportation service to local
area nearby. Every State should have more training hours for young
drivers in order to drive on major roadways. Young drivers tend to
get excited on very simple things which distracts them from driving,
young drivers will text & talk, use web on their phone or move
around and dance while driving and these young drivers forgets the
vehicle is a deadly weapon when it comes to driving them. Parents
being pressured by these young drivers and other family members and
advertising on TV which leads to buying cars for our young adults.
Many parents do it, so they don’t have to drive them or get them
off their back, so they don’t get bothered.
First
step is to talk to your local officials and tell them what you would
like them to do regarding having young drivers on the road. Give them
the good and bad, allowing the officials to thing and decide what
steps they can take to make new laws.
2nd
step I would take is talking to my children and talking to them about
the routine, the habits and what can happen when driving distracted.
My son who is 18 years old and go to Mary Baldwin University has a
Learner Permit, he said to me Dad I am not ready since driving is to
dangerous and for me to drive one must be very responsible and
careful on the road. He has over 300 hours driving time and drives
very good but, in his mind, he thinks driving requires talent and a
lot of experience in order to be safe driver. I do agree with him and
I do not push but he does drive when comes home for small break.
I
was in car accident on my birthday last year, I was hit from rear by
young drivers at speed of 75 mph. Their car was totally crushed under
my vehicle, but vehicle was damaged from rear and I received many
injuries, but they had worst injuries since they were in distract
from being on the phone and paying attention on the road. These
students were 18-20 years of age.
I
have always been a defensive driver; I watch others how they driver
and I drive accordingly to their driving habits. I am not a perfect
driver but a safe driver. I used to teach drivers ed and the
first I would have them learn how to read a map. I would give them
quiz regarding the map. I always tell new drivers know your routes,
street names and direction they are traveling toward, and they also
need to know how to come using alternative routes incase if roads are
block incase of emergency. The more time these young drivers spent by
driving on small roads or parking lots doing parking tricks becoming
more confident in their driving, the better drivers they will become.
The
risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among
16-19-year–olds
than among
any other age
group.
In fact, per mile driven, teen drivers ages 16
to 19 are nearly three times more likely than drivers
aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash.
https://www.iii.org
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