The topic that is not talk about drivers education.

In the U.S and around the world driving is almost a required skill for either a job or life in general. It comes at a time when this skill becomes something to be dependable on, and when a person is driving on the streets, a highway, or changes states, or moves to a city it is important for them to be educated on being aware of what they are doing when they are behind the wheel driving a possible weapon, because each year does not matter age or gender around 45,000 people in the U.S die in car crashes leaving devastation on both sides of the story.

I believe before even driving people have to be self conscious of their ability to drive. To self examine themselves is as important as knowing signs on the road. When a person’s emotions, thoughts, health and more are not in line they can interfire on their ability to drive safely. Many times people are running from one place to another and many things happen in between, or action as they drive like eating, messaging or not being self aware can cause fatal accidents. Driving is not just going in between lines. I believe emotions and self consciousness when driving is not often talked about or even considered as driver education when it is just as important as keeping distance from cars, respecting signs and having the seat belt.

I remember there was one time when my dad was mad and worried about something and we had to go get food, he would be so distracted that at traffic lights he would pass them so fast, or stop abruptly when they turn red. At the line to get food he almost hit the person in the front for being distracted. I remember that was the only time I felt unsafe being with my dad, a safe driver in my perspective, in the same car. I noticed how that one time his emotions were not right he was not driving properly. This is a topic that needs to be talked about more when it comes to driving safely. In the Colorado Drivers Booklet there is a section that talks about the person’s emotions and how it is also important, but people do not pay attention to this. Personally, I am studying for my driver’s permit and when I first read this section I did not pay attention and even skipped it. I can clearly be the example of my young drivers that just like me they only want to know what the test is gonna ask: signs, what can get me a ticket, traffic lights meaning and how to drive under bad weather. They talked about how drugs or alcohol can affect a person’s ability to drive but emotions that happen to us everyday are also big factors for small crashes or deathly crashes. Something really common everywhere is when people are running late. This creates frustration and leads to an unsafe mindset on the road.

There are many ways of reducing deaths on the road, but the one I believe needs to be done is adding questions related to being self conscious of oneself on driving tests. Many people have anxiety then why not adding questions on how a person can react in case of an emergency like unexpected crashes in front, merching into lines, or how they can calm themselves when they start feeling bad on the road or what they can do when they feel dizzy, will be really helpful. Accidents like what happened in Florida when a woman fainted in his car while driving and his car just slowly went straight are examples of feeling bad on the road. The accident did not end in a lamentable situation but what if it did. People need to be educated on this.

Steps I can take towards being a safer driver is to do the basics of driving like having a seatbelt, as well as when I am about to drive, stop and examine myself on how I am feeling and if it is safe for me and others. In the end there are many ways to create safer roads but the change happens when someone creates consciousness about it and sparks others to do it as well, and I will educate myself to be that person that will help others take the same awareness.