Many people think driving is easy but they don’t realize all the rules that come along with it. Once teens get their license they automatically think they can go anywhere and take anybody in the car with them especially minors. When teens take driver's education it allows them to be more educated of the rules on the road. Growing up we were only taught about the simple stop light signs. Green means go, yellow means stop slow, and red means stop. But there is way more to driving then these three indicators. Drivers education allows us to learn when it’s clear to go, who has the right of way, when to turn on your defrosters, when you should turn your lights on, and much more. Plus, without it we’d simply be putting ourselves and other people in danger if we don’t know how a car works. Once we become more educated about driving safely it helps us cause less accidents and it helps more people get to their home safely.

Predominantly one of the main reasons people die is due to reckless driving. Since it has become such a huge problem one of the main things people are doing right now is spreading awareness and advocating for people not to drink and to always make sure that when you’re driving you are always attentive and making sure you are getting enough rest to pay more attention because you never know what will happen. If you are at a party or just anywhere that involves drinking something that is very important to do is to make sure you don’t drive because you’re putting so many other people’s life in danger including yourself.

Throughout my 17 years of life I have not experienced a car accident first hand but I know my mom has and one of my favorite youtubers have even died because of a drinking and driving incident. Although Corey La Barrie’s death was one that brought more awareness it showed how so many people haven’t taken reckless driving so seriously until the ones people love the most are gone because of it. It is better to make sure that we make the right choices and not impulse ones just because we think we are capable. I know when my mom got in her car accident it felt like my heart was instantly gone and from then on it reminded me that so much can be taken away from you just by not doing one simple thing. I first hand have also seen a car accident due to overspeeding and although I wasn’t a passenger in the accident I remember the trauma it caused me. As a driver now it is so important to obey the speed limit. People all the time are always in a rush but what’s the point of speeding when they’re are more negative consequences then being on time. It is more important to get from point A to point B then racing a random stranger on the street because they have a nice car or because you’re late. Nowadays people also sometimes don’t wear seatbelts and they have more passengers than their car can handle. Seatbelts are very important and they help save so many people's lives. Just think to yourself whether you wanna get hit with an airbag or bang your head against the dashboard if you are ever in that position.

As a teenage driver I always want to make sure that I’m capable of driving a car especially because if I were to ever get into an accident I know not only will my insurance be raised I will also have to pay for the damages, and possibly someone else’s hospital bill. I plan to drink responsibly and if I don’t think I can drive myself home I can ask someone who hasn’t drank or even get an Uber to make sure that I’m not making any reckless decisions. One of the main distractors nowadays is also my phone. If many people aren’t aware yet there are features especially on the iphone that will not allow you to use it because it can detect whether or not you are driving or are in a car. This is very important because instead of paying attention to a new instagram post or a snapchat from a cute boy it helps you focus on the road instead. Plus, since I listen to music a lot, something that I do to make sure that I am driving responsibly is to make sure my music isn’t as high and I already have a pre-made playlist that I can listen to so that I’m not always switching the song on my phone.