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To Be In Control
Driver Education Initiative
Omariana Rosa-belton
Sacramento, California
People from all over the world make sure you have an education on driving, or at least getting behind the wheel. In this new generation, teens or young adults aren’t focused on the learning, they just want to get their hands on the wheel. There are more accidents that involve younger drivers than drivers that have a good education, or have more experience. With the right learning technique all types of drivers with various ages can be experienced and that can cause less accidents that sometimes leads to death. New or learning drivers needs to know that driving isn’t a game it’s a transportation invention that is helpful to just about everyone. Over 263.6 million cars are registered for vehicles in the united states, and over one billion in the world. Once you know the knowledge on how to be an experienced driver, it's safer for everyone.
There are things you can do to learn or improve your experience as a driver. The first thing to do is to read, study and get your permit. Next thing to do is visual learning, watching and doing it yourself is one of the best ways of learning. Get to know a car and know where and what things are, start driving in back streets or parking lots. Next would be to start off easy and go onto roads that are less busy, then migrate to regular roads. Once you’ve got that down move onto freeways, or driving for a longer time.
Seeing or watching car accidents are a nightmare. I have never been in a car accident before thankfully. My sister was in a minor one, nobody got hurt. I wouldn’t think it’s comfortable for people to share their stories, but on the other hand it’s sets examples and puts caution on everyone. My bestfriends mom got in a motorcycle accident, now motorcycles are nothing compared to regular cars.She was mostly temporarily paralyzed from the waste down. She is walking now without a wheel chair. I’ve seen family and friends drive not safe. I just hope not to get into an accident or altercation while i'm in the car when the reckless driving is happening, if anything I'll keep them in check to prevent that.
When you are driving in a car with passengers you are setting an example, you may not know it but someone is always watching you on how you drive or what you do when you drive. If you have a child in the car and you do something that is dangerous but the child thought it was cool, they will adapt to that kind of behavior. So first you should act like an educated driver, especially with passengers in the same vehicle. Second, if your giving advice just tell them to feel safe, there's no reason to get them all freaked out, then send them out onto the road. Something else you can do is pay attention, if your not watching something dangerous will happen. There are always tips and ways you can learn to improve yourself.
References :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_vehicles_in_the_United_States
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