the Influence of fast drivers in winter
The importance of driver education is very important. Especially when you see other drivers in the winter time driving fast. You might feel like you're not going fast enough and other drivers are annoyed by you. Over 1,300 people die and 116,800 people get hurt in slushy, icy, and snowy road conditions per year. The most dangerous time to drive is rush hour between 3 pm to 6 pm. Saturday is also the worst day to drive. You have people visiting family, running errands, people going out to get drinks with friends, etc. My opinion is to drive at your own pace in the winter. It doesn't matter if someone next to you is passing you at 65mph.

You might come across a patch of black ice. If you don't know what black ice is black ice is a thin coating of ice on the road that you can't see because it's clear and the same color as the road. I had a family member go through an experience involving black ice.
In 2018 my sister was in high school driving to school one morning. The roads had no snow or visible ice. She was going almost 70mph on the highway because everyone else was. She hit a patch of black ice. She lost control of the wheel, Went airborne 3 times, and went front-first into a swamp on the side of the road. A whole stop sign went through the front windshield and was all the way in the car. Luckily she was okay but the car was totaled.

Another thing that happened to me was my stepdad was driving in the city when I asked him if he would roll down the back window for me. He did, but he kept looking in the little mirror in the back of the car to see if it was opening or not. We were at a stop light and he just kept on slowly rolling forward until he hit the car in front of us. Causing their bumper to get dented. My mom also just got out of acid reflux surgery. And the seat belt dug into her chest and it's just sad. That's why it's always important to look at your mirrors and what you are doing and focus on driving, not focusing on what your kids are doing or a stupid car window.

I believe she was going so fast on the highway because other people were going at the same speed. I think other people definitely influence the way others drive, especially in the winter time. You don't want to be known as the “slow careful driver”. You should absolutely not be going over the speed limit if the road conditions are snowy icey or not plowed well in the winter time. I don't care how fast other people are going, how fast they are passing you, or if they are honking their horns trying to get you to go faster.
Obviously, you shouldn't be going like way under the speed limit. Well, You should if it is absolutely necessary. But don't be going extremely slow. Just break when you need to. Don't let other people influence your safety on the roads.

Here are 5 ways on How to prevent winter accidents.



Drive at safe speeds according to the road conditions


Keep your hands free of anything. No applying chapstick or changing a song on your phone


Avoid breaking fast as your tires could lock


NEVER use your cruise control in winter when the roads are icy


Stop a safe distance between cars as in winter your car could slide forward due to the icy roads



What steps can be taken to fix this? Pay attention to driver education classes. It may seem boring and excessive, but you're really gonna need to use the information. No matter how simple they are. Drive defensively. Look at ALL of your surroundings. Not just what's in front of you. Check your mirrors all the time. Not just when you're merging or turning. Creating a buffer between your car and the car in front of you. Especially in the winter time with icy roads and sliding forward, you don't want to bump into the car in front of you.

If driver's education classes and training are more engaging and not just sitting listening to someone talk and watch videos all day. I feel like it'll really help the youth with driving in the winter time.