Safe Driving Essay

Driving a vehicle and having a license is a privilege. That is what we are all told when we get our licenses or go on our first drive without our parents. Still many wrecks happen every day and take many lives because many people are negligent of their vehicles and driving habits. Lots of wrecks also happen because there are many things that go untaught and most only learn from experience. There is so much that can be done and taught to make driving a more safe experience for everybody on the road.

Recently I experienced my first wreck in my vehicle. I was on the interstate and somebody merged into my lane and almost hit me, so I jumped into the next lane to avoid being hit as an elderly woman sped by and I hit her. I was put into an unavoidable situation that was legally my fault because I didn't know what to do. I could have stayed in my lane and, had I been hit, it wouldn’t have been my fault because I was maintaining my lane.

Many people get into much worse wrecks than my little fender bender. Many people are negligent and cause the end of a life because they were careless. Texting and driving, drinking and driving, speeding and illegal passing are all examples of reckless driving but are consistently ignored by people every day. We as a country are already cracking down on reckless driving but there is still much more we can do to reduce the risk of death or injury when driving.

One thing we can do to reduce this risk is making the tests to be able to get a license harder and require more knowledge to be able to obtain a license to drive. Something else that can be done is more focused education on driving in drivers ed classes that teaches what to do in a scenario where they see an accident could happen and what to do to prevent it.

Although many wrecks still happen every day, there are still many things that can be done to prevent accidents on the road and make driving a more safe experience for everybody on the road. There are already many laws set in place to make drivers more aware and punish negligent drivers, hopefully resulting in safer roads for us all.