Driver's Education

Many say the most important lessons are learned through experience, and while most of the time this is true, even in driving, sometimes the experience and the lesson learned is much too devastating for anyone to go through. I remember when I was around 9 years old, my days consisted of going to school, coloring, and playing tag, but I and many others in my grade had to grow up very quickly when one of our classmates passed away. We heard the news after school at a meeting called by the staff. A man that was practicing distracted driving had hit my friend, his brother, and his father head on. There were no survivors besides the man that hit them. To this day I still think of this man, and the lesson he learned in the worst way possible. I sometimes think that maybe if he had the right education, was taught the risks he took every time he picked up his phone while driving, maybe that accident could have been prevented. I was too young to drive then, but now at 18 years old, I knew and still know the importance of drivers ed. Of course I am still young and I am still learning, but drivers ed taught me to not only be aware of my life, but of others. I believe the steps we can all take as Americans or even as a nation are to have this mindset. It is not only your life you are risking, but the family in the other car, or the newborn baby in the nearby truck. Taking action to set your phone to a restricted mode, or refrain from eating until parked, these are all things learned in drivers ed that seem miniscule, but can, will, and have saved lives. Your life along with the billions of other lives across the globe are worth a drivers ed.