The Gift Of Life

Today, I have seen more deaths from reckless driving that most adults would have their entire life. From a girl looking at her phone and crashing into me or witnessing a person fall asleep while driving and crashing, I feel that in today's world knowing drivers ed is very important. Not only can it saves lives, but it creates a better and healthier society. If people are forced to educate themselves on the rules of the road, then there will be a decrease in the number of deaths from car accidents. I believe multiple steps can be taken in order to reduce this number. One being having multiple times in life where humans are required to take a drivers ed class. I believe only taking one class at the age of 15 is not sufficient enough. In addition, most 15-year olds are not able to process the information they are receiving. Therefore having a required driving education class every 15 years would be sufficient in reducing deaths. It will also keep people updated on new rules of the roads and frequent accidents that are happening. Also, we could reduce deaths by reinforcing the consequences of those with infractions with the police. I think that driving school should also be taken seriously and people need to realize their mistakes more often. I say all of this because I have experienced it. To this day I have to look up questions online on the rules of the road and practice safely. When I was in my junior year of high school, I was in a major car accident that left my car totaled. It had rained earlier that day, but I was in a rush to get to one of my practices. And being very ignorant, I was running to my car and trying to speed but it ended up doing nothing. All of a sudden the person in front of me came to a hauling stop, causing me, already distracted from ignorant driving, had to slam on the breaks. Which the teenage girl behind me was also not paying attention and was on her phone, crashing into me and creating a 5 car accident. This accident created a fear within me while driving. I am always paying attention to the road, I do not let my phone distract me, I stop very early when needing to stop, and I encourage others while driving with them to create new habits instead of bad. To me, life is precious; fleeting; you don’t know when you might lose a loved one or when you will take your last breath or have that last embrace with your soul mate. So in the end, creating a way to save lives with a better drivers ed is a necessity in today's world.