The Future of Driving

The Future of Driving

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes – that’s one person every 50 minutes.”Anonymous, Anonymous. “Drunk Driving.” NHTSA, 17 Jan. 2020, www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drunk-driving. Although these statistics are scary, especially for new drivers such as myself, it doesn’t have to continue to be a reality. There are many ways that we as people can spread awareness to others whether they can drive or not. One example of doing this could be creating a website filled with infographics about how many people die each year from DUI’s, and what you can do to protect yourself. I also think that another important step that can be taken is creating a slogan along with the initiative, such as, call/text before you hit the road, creating a catchy slogan will help people remember the purpose of the website. Although there are websites that already present this information, such as government websites, oftentimes there’s so much information that it can be overwhelming and people lose interest. Therefore, by creating an informative and approachable website, more people will be apt to reading it and retaining the information a lot easier. This website can also be posted on social media, in order to spread the word about this website and make sure that as many people know about it as possible. However, I think it’s also important to start at the center of it all, which is drivers ed, going to drivers ed and retaining as much information as you can is vital for numerous reasons. The first one being that drivers ed teaches people what to do/what not to do on the road. Drivers ed also teaches you what to do when a police officer stops you, the consequences of drinking and driving, how to avoid falling asleep at the wheel and other basic knowledge for drivers. Many of us would like to think that none of the things I mentioned above will ever happen, but we can’t afford to think that way; because in the event that it does it happen, if you don’t know what to do it can lead to further problems. Although I can’t drive on the road yet, I’ve been in numerous situations where I’ve been in the car with my family and there have been many moments where I’ve seen some of them driving irresponsibly, which at the time I didn’t think anything of. But now that I’ve started drivers ed and things of that nature, I now realize these things that my family members did when driving, and I now understand the importance of these potentially detrimental mistakes when driving. Lastly, although I’ve just started drivers ed and I haven’t driven yet, I’ve already decided that when I start driving I’m going to call/text before I hit the road, and turn my phone completely off/put it in my bag so I have zero distractions.