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Steps to Take to become a Safe Driver
Driver Education Initiative
Michelle Leon
San Diego, California
There are a lot of people in this world that aren’t driving safely on the road. To be a better and safe driver they should pay attention to the road and don’t use your phone while texting to prevent accidents. These steps should be taken to reduce the number of deaths as a result of driving. Without taking these precautions accidents such as death can happen. Taking drivers ed will help teens prevent getting into accidents or crashes. This driver ed will help teens what they should or shouldn’t do while they are driving. Some of the steps that can be taken to reduce the number of deaths is if teens and adults obey the law such as; don’t pass a red light, look both sides before turning, and lastly no texting while driving. And if you follow these steps, you can become a safe and better driver. Over the years and my experience I have not experienced any car accident whatsoever and I don’t plan to since I know my parents are a safe and better driver, and be good role models to their son or daughter on how they should learn how to drive in the future.
Some ways you can take to be a better and safe driver is you should be 18+ to be able to obtain their permit and get their license, but teens under the age of 17 are still under the or addicted to drugs, which can cause them to make bad decisions while driving. Another step people can take is be aware of their surroundings. Not everyone is aware of their surroundings and they can lose focus or take their eyes of the road, and use their smartphone if they received a text or call. If teens put their phone do not disturb while driving it will help teens not to be tempted to grab their phones when they hear a text message or phone call. By reducing the smartphone usage people in this world can help create a safe environment for everyone to drive safely. While texting and driving can cause you to take your hands off the wheel, the car will get out of control, and you life will be in danger and other passengers you might have in the car. Last step to be safe while driving is before you drive the car be sure to put your seatbelt on for your safety concerns. Not a lot of people would put their seatbelt on and without your seatbelt you can hurt yourself and fracture a bone. The seatbelt help you from flying out the car in case the car in front does not drive safe. But keeps stepping on brake and when your driver stops and step on the brake, you might feel like you are going on a ride. Seatbelts might not assure you 100% no injuries but for sure will prevent other collisions that happens.
When you come across a yellow light don’t push the brake really hard because you and the passengers in your car may or can fracture a bone. People don’t pay attention to their surroundings while driving and just speed up the limit, but you shouldn’t go past the speed limit. You may see people go past or beyond the speed limit but going too fast can put your life in danger as well as in an accident. Most accidents happen when driving too fast or driver for distracted by surroundings. If you go by the speed limit on the signs, be sure to check your surroundings.
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