The Beginning

• What is the importance of drivers ed in reducing the number deaths as a result of driving?

• What steps can be taken to reduce the number of deaths related to driving?

• Have you ever had an experience of being in car accident or have seen your friends or family members driving irresponsibly?

• What steps can you take to be a better and safer driver as well as help others become safer on the road?

Sophomore year, all your friends are driving and you want to drive yourself to school too. So you take drivers ed. You learn all kinds of things that teach you how to be safe while you’re behind the wheel. In a couple months, you have your license and you now have a shiny new permit, with a shiny new parking lot, also with a shiny new car(maybe). Then you wonder to yourself. What would driving be like before drivers’ education? Well a time before drivers’ tests, people would learn how to drive from other people that knew how to drive. It was an inefficient way of driving and it often caused a lot, if not too many, car crashes. Ever since the government started to implement driver tests, the rate of car crashes has substantially decreased-and with this- the amount of deaths resulting in driving has also decreased. Drivers ed creates a safe and engaging environment to learn the rules of the road. It enlightens drivers to drive cautiously. Drivers ed also allows individuals to make mistakes in a controlled setting, so they can learn from them.

Even with drivers education creating safe drivers, the deaths due to driving accidents is still considerably high. Many proposals have arisen to combat this large statistic; some think that if you take your da slowly and refrain from rushing, driving should be safer. Others think that driving while you are being affected by some underlying factors can affect your driving skills. These factors include driving while; tired, drunk, or high. Hypothetically, If every driver can avoid driving while under these conditions, the car death statistic will see a steady decline as the year progresses.

While I have never had an adverse effect from car accidents, I’ve seen how it has affected the friends around me. It creates a state of depression and a big financial deficit in the lives of crash victims and their family members.

I think that the first step to being aware that car crashes happen and they hurt the people around you. The first and most important step of being aware that car crashes happen and we need to stop them. This is a step that every driver should take to better alert themselves as they enter their vehicles.