Name: Jamie-Lynn Alyssa Rogers
From: Highland, California
Votes: 0
One
of the many things a teenager look forward to is getting their
driver’s licence, but many are unaware of the different dangers of
the road. In a teenager’s mind, they do not think about the
different risk of the road. Instead, they only think about the
freedom they are given; being unaware of the increasing number of
accidents involving teenagers. Unfortunately, a lot of teenagers
learn their lesson of the dangers first hand. Many of these lack of
awareness could be blamed on drivers ed being online, and not
having a proper example of a tragedy on the road.
With
the advances of technology, teenagers are no longer getting the
proper drivers ed. Having classes online has only caused
teenagers easier ways of not doing the proper education. With the
introduction of online classes, students are able to fly through
three months of education in three hours. This makes these teenagers
not getting the proper drivers ed they need to be safe on
the road. With this lack of education, the number of car accidents
involving teenagers has only increased. To help reduce this scary
increasing numbers of death on the roads; online drivers education
needs to be better run. The teenager should not just be able to tap
on their phones to move to the next section. They should have
something to read to them, and be unable to move on until that voice
is done talking. This would insure that the students gets all the
information they need for a proper education. With this better
education from the online classes; there would be a decrease of
accidents. Making the roads a little safer.
Of
course, it does take more than some drivers ed to truly have a
teenager think about the risk. Being a teenager myself, I did not
give much thought to the warnings of my diver’s education. When
reading about the dull risk given to me; I did not think much about
it. Even when I gave it some thought, I would just neutralize those
thoughts. Never believing that it could happen to me. It took me
getting into a car accident to finally understand what could happen.
A month of getting my license; I get rear ended because I was not
paying attention to my surroundings. Luckily, neither me or the other
person got hurt, but this could of ended worse. Me or the other
driver could have been seriously injured or killed. This experience
of being part of a car accident has made me more wary when on the
roads, and made me a safer driver. Though, if during my driver’s
education they have given me a more detailed example of a car
accident, from not paying attention, I may of always had that
wariness. Giving a teenager a boring example will not have it stick
with them. Having a more troubling thought about a topic will have a
lasting effect. That is what my car accident has left me with. Making
me a better driver because of it.
Now
that I have a better understanding of the road, does not make it risk
free. Having myself check my mirrors and my surroundings only makes
me a better driver. Other drivers, including adults, need to be wary
of their surroundings. If everyone pays attention to the road,
instead of a text from a sweetheart, the number of car accidents will
get a major hit. If we are take steps in checking our mirrors,
looking both ways, and looking around yourself that would make a big
difference. By just paying attention to the roads, we can see a car
swerve and avoid it. This would prevent many unnecessary car
accidents. Teenagers are the worst when it comes to that. Instead of
watching the road, they are texting, messing with their air pods, or
talking to someone in the car. If we can have teenagers keep their
phone in their backpack, their aid pods out of their ears, and not
focus onto a conversation with someone they would be safer drivers.
It takes all of us to be paying attention for the roads to be safer.
Driving
on the road is the biggest trust fall of them all. We are trusting
others not to run into us. Though that trust is getting smaller each
generation with the increase of car accidents. Having teenagers with
a poorly run online education will only continue this distrust. By
improving online drivers ed, and giving better examples
students may finally understand. Having teenagers with a better
understanding of the dangers of the road will help decrease the risk
of the road. Then we will have safer roads.
