Why Drivers Ed Matters

Driver's education is a fundamental part of being able to drive. It teaches people how to drive a car in a responsible and safe manner. It addresses topics such as safety strategies when driving, traffic rules, signs and signals, and the significance of using a seat belt. Driving responsibly and safely ensures that no one gets hurt because when you're on the road you not only have to think of your safety, but also the safety of your fellow drivers. They also have families or other people that care deeply for them, and would be incredibly devastated if something were to happen to them. When driver’s education is put into practice it can help minimize accidents such as deaths. There are usually around 43,000 fatal car crashes a year in the United States. An estimated probability of dying in an accident of this kind is 1 in 93. This high probability should urge us as drivers and a society to take driver education more seriously. This is one of the few techniques which can create a change. No one can specifically stop us from continuing the errors of our driving, but we can start changing the way in which we approach driving. Rather than just driving we should really think about the outcomes that not knowing can lead to. The knowledge gained from this learning would look like being alert of your surroundings when driving, and primarily not using your phone or any electronic devices when driving. Our phones are the main distraction for a driver. We hear a notification sound and our impulse is to check who or what it was. Or we get a phone call and we answer it as we are driving. Creating an unsafe driving environment for others without their knowledge. Drivers should not memorize the rules of the road just to be able to pass their license test, but to ensure they are not a hazard to others. My only experience in a car accident was minor. And the reality was that it was neither party's fault it was due to weather and road conditions. There was black ice on the road and both vehicles were being extra careful, but one wasn’t able to avoid it. My only relative that has been in a serious car accident was my older sister. And both of them have been to the other person not paying attention to what was going on or not following the proper traffic light rules. During one of these situations the driver was not paying attention to what was going on in front of them and didn’t break on time. Additionally, during the second incident the driver didn’t make the proper stop at their traffic light signal and crashed into my sister's vehicle. Both these incidents made me realize that not everyone follows the rules of the road, as well as the importance of you yourself knowing what is right and wrong. Within my family everyone is a strong follower of the rules of the road. They understand the privilege that driving is and how following the rules can be the difference between being safe and possibly taking someone's life. When you're on the road your life is not the only thing on the line, but someone else's as well. From when I was considered old enough to know the basics of driving until this day my parents always remind me as they are driving on the importance of paying attention and being aware of other drivers. This is because you never know what being distracted for one second can lead to. Once I obtain my license and am able to drive on the road the steps which I will take to ensure I am a better and safer driver is to not let anything distract me from my driving task. And to ensure my electronics don’t distract me as well I will make sure to put them away in my bag so to not check them until I get to my destination or the car is parked. I would not want to be a hazard to others on the road. It’s important to not be another person that can cause an accident to occur. Additionally, so others drive in a safer and more responsible manner I will educate them on what is right from wrong when they are driving. This would be with my friends or other family members. I will inform them on how their negative actions can affect those near or around them and to reflect on what they are doing.