Understanding Driving Dangers

Victoria Quach

1 December 2019

Understanding Driving Dangers

Cars are on the road more so today than a century ago. However, with this more convenient mode of transportation, there is also great risk and danger. As more and more commuters are one the road, especially around holidays, these dangers are often overlooked. For the safety of all commuters alike, the signs and warnings must be heeded so the preventable accidents can decrease.

One of the main methods to educate current and future drivers is driver education. While the course may seem technical and uninteresting, it is very important because it exposes drivers to the dangers of the road, without being physically on the road. The education, coupled with the experience that drivers gain daily, provides a good foundation for good and safe driving. Most often however, driver education is written off as three weeks of information that should be common sense, and yet hundreds of people die in relation to automobiles every year. As such, drivers ed is very important because it exposes early drivers to the dangers and lays out the consequences of dangerous driving.

There are some steps that can reduce the number of driver related deaths. For example, placing a ban on people using their phones while driving. Bars and other places that serve alcohol during certain hours can require every party of people to have a designated driver, or the government can place a ban on alcohol entirely.

Thankfully, I have not had the experience of being in a car accident nor have I witnessed my family driving irresponsibly, such as under the influence of drugs or alcohol. However, we do make it a point to constantly be aware of our surroundings and be aware of the consequences of driving irresponsibly. For example, in a deadly drinking and driving incident, the person or people killed are not the only victims, it also effects that person’s family and friends.

Some steps that I can take to become a better safer driver is to develop good driving habits and be aware of my surroundings. I try to separate what could cause an accident versus what cannot.

Overall, driving overall is dangerous but with the correct steps and awareness all drivers should have, the number of deaths can decrease.

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