Safe driving through my eyes.

“Remember to buckle up and put down your phone” are the common words from every loved one before someone gets into a car because they are worried about your safety on the road. Safe driving is something that is important to educate everyone about regardless if they are elderly and have been driving for years, or even a teenager just learning to drive. By teaching everyone about safe driving skills then thousands of wrecks could be avoided simply with education. Drivers ed is immensely important when reducing the numbers of wreck related deaths because it ensures the knowledge of the road and eliminates some reckless driving. There are many steps to reduce the number of deaths related to driving such as education, safe driving courses, incentives for safe driving, and reenactments of real-life car wrecks. Personally, there have been many instances that I have seen friends of mine driving irresponsibly, so I usually volunteer to drive. However, I can agree that I also could improve my driving as well as educate others such as through FCCLA, and holding safe driving presentations at my school. Furthermore, safe driving is an essential topic that everyone can take part in to reduce the number of deaths related to car accidents.

First off, driver education is the more important step to take when it comes to safety on the roads. It is important because it educates new drivers to the meanings of road signs, road markings, how to operate the vehicle, and even the common mistakes made by other drivers. Educational driver courses essentially save lives because they make drivers aware of how to properly maneuver the roads to avoid any kinds of accidents that could result in death.

Secondly, there are various steps to take in order to reduce deaths due to driving that include education, safe driving courses, incentives for safe driving, and reenactments of real-life car wrecks. Granted, there is already education, driving course, and incentives from certain insurances, but the normalization of these things would decrease the amount of deaths from driving. In addition, reenactments of actual car accidents would deter people from driving under the influence and distracted which in turn would also reduce driving-related deaths.

I am a firm believer that everyone knows that one person who is known as the universal “bad driver” so I can easily say I have seen friends drive very unsafely. In fact, just recently a friend of mine made comments of not knowing of a yielded area, and it scared me that we go there regularly. However, I am also sure that everyone has seen people driving while using their phone.

Finally, I can act as a leader and use my position as an Arkansas FCCLA state officer to share safe driving through the Families Acting for Community Trafic Safety national program by doing presentations and sharing videos with classmates. I can also promote safety tips through posters as well as social media posts to reach all audiences.