Driving Safely is Essential

Amanda Ochoa

2019 Drivers ed Essay

Driving Safely is Essential

Driving safely is one of the most important things to do. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been driving for and how comfortable you may feel, you must always drive safely and be aware. In order to understand this, drivers ed is an important step. Drivers ed teaches teens how to operate and drive a vehicle in many situations and how to do so safely. Statistics have shown that drivers ed, “can reduce their (teen) accident rate by 4.3%.”, which reduces the possibility of deaths related to driving. Taking drivers ed has also known to give young drivers more confidence when first going out into the real world of driving, as well as a sense of personal responsibility.

I’ve recently got into an accident which was not my fault. I was heading westbound having the right-away and the driver I collided with was stopped at a stop sign to my left. He was stopped for awhile looking to his right, not checking to his left if anyone was coming and went forward and we collided. Even though it wasn’t my fault, I tried to learn from this experience. I learned that you always have to anticipate what others might do and pay attention to all of your surroundings. Even if you know the street you are driving on very well, doesn’t mean others do; and you would think those who don’t know where they are very well they’d pay extra attention, but people aren’t perfect. No matter how comfortable you are, always drive cautiously and taking Drivers ed will prepare you for what the road has to offer.