2024 Driver Education Round 3
why safe driving is so important
Hayden Hamann
Spring Valley, California
A way to reduce the horrendous amount of deaths that are related to driving is making sure you are doing your driver's ed and making sure you are understanding everything that is going on while you are doing the 20+ hour lesson that teaches you everything about the roads and how to make sure you are driving safe so hopefully, the number of deaths that are related to driving will do down. Once you finished the driver's ed and learned all that information you can take your permit test. Once you pass the permit test well in the state of California it might be different in other states, but you have to take 3 behind the wheel lessons with a driving instructor so you will be able to drive with a parent in the car. Driving in general you have the power to either keep you and your passengers in the car safe. Or be a reckless driver and not care about them which will most likely end in someone passing away which is something you would want that haunting thing upon yourself. So it is the best idea to drive safely so you do not have to worry about someone getting killed while ur driving even though that thought might be in the back of your mind driving is terrifying since just making a small mistake can end somebody's life just like that in a blink of an eye.
When you're a kid or even now you never want to hear someone say “... has been in a car accident”. It's just this gut-wrenching feeling that someone in your family or friends that you loved and protected so much that it's heartbreaking seeing them get into a car accident from driving irresponsibly. Even after learning to drive, taking the behind-the-wheel driving classes and driver's ed, and passing all that. Driving irresponsibly just once in your life and ending the wrong way can change your life forever. I remember getting a call saying that one of my friends had gotten into a car accident and my heart reached in fear because I didn't know how bad it was but thankfully she was okay, same with everyone who was involved in the accident. You have to be careful when you drive at all times and make sure you are driving responsibly to make sure you are planning on keeping everyone safe on the road as well as yourself when driving.
The steps that you can take to become a better and safe driver is making sure you are watching everything that you see on the road and make sure you are driving safely on the road. You must also make sure you are paying attention when you are doing your driving classes to ensure that you are following all of the rules and regulations on the roads at all times. Another way is when you are taking your permit test or driving test in general you just need to study and make sure you know everything that you are doing so you can pass the test and do good. With the driving test to should follow all the rules that you have learned and use them when you are driving to make sure that you can pass the test with a perfect score.
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