Driver Education Initiative Award Scholarship Essay

Driver education is essential to reducing the number of deaths as a result of driving because it prevents many drivers from making any illegal moves that they may have done if they were not given driving education, which may be unexpected by other drivers or by pedestrians. Driver education does this by creating a set of rules and guidelines for driving that most people abide by and informing everyone of these rules and guidelines. This makes it so everybody knows what is expected of them and knows what to expect from other people when driving. It also keeps everything orderly and stops people from driving however they want, which can result in accidents. It stops people from making any sudden stops that other people may not expect, it keeps people from taking any illegal turns, and it prevents people from speeding. If a car moves suddenly or in an unexpected manner, it may result in a car crash and someone getting seriously hurt or killed. The risk of these things happening lowers when you teach people how to drive and what the rules are for driving.

One way to reduce the number of deaths related to driving is to improve the technology that a car is equipped with. If we install sensors on the side of cars that are designed to detect large objects like humans and other cars, we could have a system that automatically stops or slows down the car before the car can hit them. We can also have GPS technology that tells where the car is and access to the internet or some sort of database that can tell what the speed limit for that street is and have a system that prevents the driver from going over the speed limit no matter what they do. When artificial intelligence improves even more, we can have self-driving cars that go to your destination without any user input, reducing the risk of having drivers that are under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or are sleep deprived and therefore reducing the risk of driving-related accidents. Another way to reduce the number of driving-related deaths is to improve public transportation and incentivize people to use it. If public transportation can take you where you want to go and you are being rewarded for using it, you might as well use public transportation. If more people use public transportation, then that means that less people are driving, and less people that are not in the right state of mind to be driving causing car crashes. We can also try to prevent the number of deaths related to driving not just by trying to prevent the accidents from happening in the first place, but also by having more safety measures for when they do happen. We can also try redesigning or repositioning things like airbags and seatbelts in order to make sure that people are more secure and less prone to hitting their head or getting injured in some other way when they crash.

I have actually never been in a car accident. This is due to my parents driving carefully and being vigilant while driving. They keep an eye on the cars around them and are able to avoid them on the rare occasion that they stop or turn suddenly. The fact that I have never been in a car accident is also partially due to luck. I am lucky that while I was in the car, no one around me was driving when they shouldn’t be and that no one was driving recklessly or without paying attention to other people. Even if my parents were driving safely and carefully, there is a chance that we could still crash. The most dangerous part of driving is that you could be doing everything right, but someone else might not be, and their mistake could cause irreversible harm to you or your family.

I may not be able to drive right now, but, in order to become a better and safer driver in the future, I will remind myself to double check that everything is clear before making turns or backing up. I will also be sure to stay within the speed limit of the road that I am driving on. I will also never drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol or while sleep deprived. I will also remind others that they have to do the same in order to be safe and to keep themselves from being the cause of any car accidents. Keeping myself and others alert and vigilant is the best way to prevent any accidents.