Little Things Add Up

Driver education can impact a driver in a number of ways. It changes the way a driver acts behind the wheel, how they treat the power a vehicle gives them, and they look at any casualties that occur on the road. If a driver does not experience the life lessons drivers ed teaches they will not be capable of understanding the importance and affects every decision they make has on the road. Drivers ed is an important step in everyone's life no matter their age. It creates safety that has no other way of being taught. As someone who is motivated to reduce the number of driving related deaths I have created a PSA that talks about the importance of wearing seat belts while in a moving vehicle. I feel that the only way to reduce the number of driving related deaths is to show drivers everywhere that their actions have consequences. It is difficult for people to look at something as serious as death in the eye. If a reckless driver does not understand what the effects of their driving are they will not break their unforgivable patterns. If a driver attend a mandatory program like drivers ed these problems will decrease over time because of the growing awareness. When I was sixteen I was in a car accident that left me with minor injuries luckily. However, the accident was because of my friends own impatience. Her inability to take the time to check her surroundings could have led to a much worse accident. This experience has made me appreciate those who take the time to be safe drivers and those who understand that one wrong turn can have a devastating result. Being a safe driver is my type priority when I enter my vehicle. The first thing I do when I get into a car is turn my phone off and put it in the glove box in order to ensure that I am not a distracted driver. I also make sure I and everyone in my car has their seat belt on. I feel that these two steps seem small and insignificant but when put to use they can be the difference between someones life.