Driving Essay

When you first start driving your parents have the greatest influence on you. They tell you what you can and can’t do. They also help set an example as to who you should drive. They tell you no texting while driving and they expect you not to do it. It’s a good way to show your parents that you are mature and are able to handle driving. Your parents are expecting you to do whatever they tell you. It shows that they trust you. Disobeying would break their trust. Another person that has influence on you would be your friends. It can be a positive influence or a negative influence. When they are a positive influence, as an example, if they see that you’re not buckled up, they can just simply say, “Hey, buckle up”. A negative influence would be talking on the phone or screaming and dancing to a song they know.

Your parents show you how to drive responsibly. Starting at a young age your parents show you what you should do. When you’re little, your parents teach you not to get mad when you don’t get your way. We didn’t know it then, but as we get to the driving age, it taught us not to have road rage when someone cuts you off. By the time you turn 16, your mind has not been fully developed. Of course human nature says you’re going to disobey your parents. While you are only a teenager, disobedience can lead to the death of you or someone else. The brain doesn’t finish developing until your 25.

One of the main reasons teens crash is speeding. There are lots and lots of distractions a teenager can have. Other reasons that teens crash include texting, driving under the influence, and music. Playing with the music while driving can be a big distraction. Using a phone while driving is a big problem, even if you are just checking a text. Alcohol and drugs can be a big factor in crashes as well. Teens can be going home from a party and get into a car crash because they couldn’t think about the things they needed to be focused on. A big thing for teens right now is vaping or juuling. A Juul or vape can be a distraction for teens because they are so focused on trying to look cool that they might not see the person in front of them. Over all there are lots of reasons teens get into car wrecks every day.

When driving a car, you should keep both hands on the wheel. Your left hand should be at the 8 position. Your right should be at the 4 position. By keeping your hands in these positions you are reducing muscle tension and back pain. Also it keeps your arms out of the way of the airbag in case you get into a wreck. It’s also important to keep your hands in the 8 and 4 position because it helps reduce the inclination to run of the road. It also makes it easier to get back on the road. Your seat should also be 10 inches away from the steering wheel. When you are in a car, a seat belt should be worn to help keep you safe. Safety is very important when driving.

Frequent violations that occur when teens are driving include speeding, following too closely, failure to yield-of-right away, improper passing, aggressive driving, and driver inattention. The most often violation is speeding. Speeding is the leading cause of teens’ deaths. New drivers also have to tendency to follow too closely because they might be in a rush to get somewhere and are trying to make the person in front of them go faster. Most new teen drivers forget to look before they go or before they try to pass another driver. The yield-of-right away can be easy to forget if you are in a rush or in very heavy traffic. It can also happen if you think no one is watching. Also improper passing is a big violation. One thing that most teens forget to do is set their mirrors before they start driving. Thus resulting in improper passing. Aggressive driving is very easy to do. If someone cuts you off and you’ve had a bad day you might would try to get in front of them and cut them off. You might also get road rage. Over all the second biggest violation is driver inattention. There is a big problem and causes a lot of crashes. Phones. Most teens have a tendency to check their phones for snapchats or to see if their parents answered their text yet. Phones are a big distraction especially for teen drivers.

When you are in a crash there are 3 collisions that happen. Body, vehicle, and internal. Even if you’re wearing a seatbelt, you can hit your body against the back of the seat or on the steering wheel. Your vehicle always gets either scratched or dented when you hit someone or something. Internal collisions include brain and skull injuries. When you hit your head hard enough your brain hits the inside of your head. Your skull can also get fractures causing many injuries.

Imagine going 90 mph in a 65. You’re coming home from a party where you were drinking and you have drugs in the car with you. You’re heading to Starbucks to get a coffee to help get the alcohol out of your system. Imagine seeing red and blue lights flashing behind you. You know the police officer is trying to pull you over you feel it in your gut. But your first instinct is to keep going hoping that they aren’t pulling you over. When you see that you’re who their after you pull over. Then you try to remain calm and pull off to the right side of the roadway, position your vehicle as far away from traffic as possible, turn on your flashers and turn off your engine. You’ve done everything you should do when being pulled over by an officer. While waiting you hide the drugs in your car. You find water and keep drinking it hoping that the officer won’t smell the alcohol in your breath. The officer approaches you and smells the alcohol in your car. He asks you to step out and to come to his car. He asks you if you’ve been drinking and you lie. There’s a problem now. You’ve lied to an officer and you haven’t obeyed all instructions given to you by the officer. He asks to check your car. He finds the drugs you were hiding. If you had never been drinking or had drugs in your car you wouldn’t have been speeding and you wouldn’t have lied to an officer. Don’t drink then drive and don’t hide drugs. Obey all instructions given by the officer and avoid going to jail or getting more tickets than you wanted.

Parent and teen contracts are beneficial. It encourages parents to trust that their teens will obey them and it shows teens that their parents trust them. It lays good ground rules for teens and makes them show responsibility. Contracts are made to allow teens to slowly gain privileges. It’s a good way to show teens what their life will be like when they are older and are no longer living in the house with their parents. It also teaches teens how to budget their money. Most teens would, hands down, rather spend money on shoes or going out to eat. Parents writing a contract telling teens what they will be in charge of paying for and how much shows teens that life costs more than you always want to pay. If teens don’t want to pay it then parents are allowed to tell them that they aren’t allowed to drive anymore.

Insurance rates are based off of Age/years of driving experience, gender, driving record, make and model, year of car, miles driven, good grades, and prior insurance. Insurance protects you of negligence, personal injury and property damage. Collision insurance coverage pays to repair damage sustained in a collision with another vehicle or a fixed object caused by you or someone driving your vehicle. Comprehensive insurance coverage pays for damage sustained due to fire, hail, vandalism, theft, or collision with animals. Different types of insurance covers different parts of your car. Picking the right type of insurance you want to use can be tricky. You should pick the type that offers the better deal and covers you the best. It is best to use insurance before you start driving because you can get more coverage and have lower prices than new people.