2020 Drivers Ed Online Essay Contest
Questions to be answered in your essay/application
- What is the importance of driver education in reducing the number deaths as a result of driving?
- What steps can be taken to reduce the number of deaths related to driving?
- Have you ever had an experience of being in car accident or have seen your friends or family members driving irresponsibly?
- What steps can you take to be a better and safer driver as well as help others become safer on the road?
2020 Drivers Education
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Essay Submissions
by Jenna Abrams
Safer Driver Essay attached.
by Chasity Joelene James
An essay that describes the steps to take in the importance of learning the rules of driving.
by Chloe Maas
As a new driver, I feel like I learned alot from drivers ed. Your safety, as well as, the safety of others is very important when driving.
by Hailey Aucoin
Practicing a few simple steps can be the difference between life and death. Too many people are being killed on the road and something needs to be done. This generation needs to stand up and be the change. Our mission is to make the roads safer for our loved ones!
by Carina Balcacer
Driving is a big responsibility, especially for young adults who are the least experienced, and with responsibilities come life-threatening consequences and challenges we need to face to ensure our safety and the safety of others. Educating and preparing new drivers is the only, and if not the most important, way we can ensure safety on the roads.
by Arleth Morales
I wrote about the importance of driver education and how that impacts us as well as my experience in being in a car accident.
by Jenna Riley
Safe driving is essential for everyone driving on the road. I had a friend die from the injuries she suffered in a car wreck that was caused by reckless driving. I want people to take driving seriously, and follow the rules of the road.
by Ashling Catherine Bourke
Drivers must be educated and comfortable driving, as it decreases the likelihood of car accidents and driving-related deaths. Driver’s education programs are the best way to avoid deaths related to driving and can be significantly improved. Schools can also encourage their students to be safe drivers, creating good habits that start early. I have worked to become a safer driver through enabling features on my phone that discourage distracted driving. Overall, many ways driving-related deaths can be reduced can be done by both individuals and community-wide efforts.
by Daniel Cadigan
Awareness of the importance of Driver Education
by Carole Saint-Hilaire
This essay centers on one of the greatest modern tragedies - the car accident epidemic. It addresses its causes, the damage car accidents can do, and how more alert drivers are needed to reduce their number.
by Haley Case
So many people take driving so lightly when really your life is on the line every time you get behind a vehicle. I saw that happen in my hometown. Be safe when driving and take it seriously.
by JaiQuan Earls
Every past experience changes a person for the better and it teaches a life-altering lesson. some people are continuously losing their lives from car accidents and suffer from an injury due to unsafe drivers. if driver education was more taught in school it could possibly help decrease this from happening and educate young drivers on the road.
by Pio Romo
In this essay, I do my best to explain the importance of safe and educated driving, by outlining the facts and suggesting ways that we all can follow to ensure the maximum safety of all drivers across the country.
by Meggie Nguyen
People often perceive driving a car as an easy task that doesn't require much thought or attention. In actuality, that mindset can result in risky and dangerous situations, so we must seriously take precautions to be truly safe on the road.
by Emily Ann Cerney
When I was in the second grade, I was in the car with my grandparents and cousin when my grandma's car was totaled.
by Zoe Lynn Edwards
Driver's education programs are required because they save the lives of new drivers and everyone on the road. Trust me, I know!
by Brianna Short
Drivers safety is important to hound adults and teens. Driving can be fun one moment and could be deadly the next because people take driving like it’s a go cart race. People should take driving seriously, and be cautious about their surroundings.
by Connor Weatherly
The importance of defensive driving and personal responsibility to help keep the roadways safe and enjoyable.
by Cambrie Frame
Driver education should be required for new drivers so they can receive the knowledge of driving and the rules of the road. With this being done, it could prevent lives from being lost or accidents from taking place. Many simple steps can be taken to reduce the number of accidents and deaths related to driving.
by Samuel Peterson
The lessons I learned from my driver's education course made me a safer driver, and can do the same for everyone.
by Faith Cummings
Dancing has always been a passion of mine— a way to release feelings that are hard to say with words and even harder express with regular action. Dancing has always been something I've done with my best friend and partner in crime; dancing created a bond that could never be broken. But an accident happened because of a careless driver that threatened to rip both that bond and the passion to dance away from me.
by Noah Kule
A trip to a local golf course turned into a highway experience that I will remember for the rest of my life.
by Sundas Riffat
As far as motor vehicle accidents, they can happen at any given time and to any one young or old, so being experienced to a degree does not prevent from being involved in a collision. However, circumstantial factors such as being distracted, being intoxicated, over speeding, and neglect for not wearing appropriate eye glass or seat belts are just a few of the many reasons that lead to fatal accidents
by Bronwyn Erin Colbert
This essay is about the importance of being a safe and defensive driver. We must be mindful of our own lives and everyone else's on the road.
by Raegan Russell
Inventions and Interventions covers a range of different inventions and ideas that could aid in reducing the number of distractions and dangers while driving.
by Darby Rae Hodge
On November 12, 2012, my mom got in a terrible car accident. This a day that serves a pillar in my memory and influences the way I drive today. I saw first-hand the effects of unsafe driving, and sadly watched my mom pay the price for it. Safe driving is important because it can avoid exact situations like this from happening.
by Paku Xiong
Here lies an essay or reasons why I plan to practice being a safe driver and reduce the number of deaths related to driving.
by Gabrielle Udell
Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of automotive accidents. There are some people who are unaware of this or do not take it seriously. It is important for young drivers to be educated about this matter in their driver's education courses so they are prepared and can feel more confident when getting behind the wheel. Parents also need to take on a more active role when deciding whether or not their child is ready for the responsibility of driving. Overall, the issues behind automotive accidents are something that everyone needs to work together to begin to resolve.