2019 Drivers Education Essay Contest
Contest Closed.
Essay Submissions
by Wafaa Mohammad Ali Alkhowly
يارب إنك تدرك دعواتي حتى لو لم انطق بها، اللهُم حقّق لي ما اُريد فأنت تعلم السِر و ما يخفى، اللهُم فوضتك أمري ُكله فجمّله خيرًا بما شِئت، واجعلني يارب ممن نظرت إليه فرحمته، وسمعت دُعائه.
by Maya McLamb
This essay explains my experiences of being a new driver and some trials that I encountered upon learning how to drive. Throughout the essay I explain the importance of removing all distractions while driving and being cautious of the drivers around you. This essay's purpose is to spread awareness of the effects of distracted driving and to give pointers on how to make your road experiences safer for everyone around you.
by Mohammed AL-Ahmadi
The car is a laxative of life and has great importance which makes dispensing it impossible but If handled recklessly may be a cause of death .Please verify that you are not a robot.
by Lindsey Smith
The importance of drivers education and steps to assist in reducing the number of driving fatalities each year.
by Adam Timothy Bernklau
Proficient, safe, defensive, non-distracted driving. Something we should all be doing to save lives and keep our roadways safer.
by Morgan Gage Critchlow
Sometimes living through a car wreck or bad experience with cars is the best instructor for safe driving.
by Britton Carver
This essay considers the topic of safe driving, the importance of driver's education, and examines many tips to stay safe on the road. I also provide personal accounts of witnessing poor driving and detailing the tragic results. I conclude the essay by pledging to be a role model driver by making everyone's safety my priority, and encouraging others to follow in my footsteps.
by Kristin Haylee Bishop
My essay talks about texting and driving and how drivers need to understand the importance and impact of what this distraction does. So many deaths per year are caused by this and it just grows more as our generation gets further "addicted" to our electronic worlds. I've told about how a staged accident at our school really impacted a lot of our students, and what we are doing to change our habits with our phones. Being educated about driving safely is crucial at this time more than ever.
by D'Marcus H. Moon
In the end, if my choice was to get out of the car instead of calling the police; there would be no opportunity for me to share my story… You can look through your rear-view mirror not only in the car, but as you journey through life.
by Robert Carroll
The essay discusses 3 solutions that could reduce driving related deaths.
by Halle Scheinman
When driving for the first time, I realized how scary it is to get behind the wheel. A car can be a weapon, and some people need to learn that. Driver's education is a very important course that everyone should have to take. It teaches you how dangerous driving can actually be and steps to take to help reduce the numbers of deaths caused by driving. Having experienced a car accident, whether it was you or a loved one, fatal or not, will make you want to become a safe driver. I have taken the steps, will you?
by Megan R McCain
The importance of driving safe as a teen driver in the time of technology.
by Ginae Stewart
This essay describes the my horrific account in a car and my hopes to prevent anyone from suffering on the roads.
by Chibuzor Onyeahialam
This essay was written to show how teenagers these days take driving for granted and need to see it for what a dangerous practice it is. I outlined some ways to avoid distractions and gave an anecdote from my own life about a friend who lost his life due to unsafe driving. I hope this essay can inspire others to consider safety more when behind the wheel.
by Erin Gilbert
Safe driving saves lives, and safe driving begins with education.
by Rachel Bragg
My essay tells the story about my own accident, the steps that we can all try and use to prevent accidents and how drivers education can help us prepare for the dangers of the road.
by Jonathan D Castillo
In this essay, I wrote about why eduationis the most poweful tool for increasing safety on complience for all present and future drivers. Education accessibility for all can specifically lead to safer roads and lower death tolls. If we ever want to improve safer driving, we must also hold accountable those who choose to drive drunk with harsher punisment.
by Angitha Reji
In this essay, I discussed my personal experience with car accidents and how we could prevent them in the future.
by Ethan Bock
About a personal story that impacted my life and really opened my eyes to the world of driving.
by Allison Deshotels
Young drivers must put in the work to understand the weight of responsibility It is important that learning to drive should never be rushed
by Miguel Angel Tijerina
Driving safely now is very hard to do but not impossible with a few things you can make driving safer for you and for others.
by madelyn brooke carpenter
My essay includes tips i have learned on driving and knowledge passed down from my parents to me, as well as personal experiences with car accidents and reckless driving.
by Danielle Bullock
I have experienced the consequences of not giving the road your full attention, and I've never forgotten them. I hope that this essay can bring some of those consequences to light, and show why it's so important to keep others from experiencing them as well.
by Abigail Leitinger
Contrary to the belief of most drivers, driving is a privilege. No one is entitled to their license. However, everyone is entitled to learn the rules of the road. Make driving a safer habit for you and everyone involved-even our beloved pets. Never text and drive!
by Joy Schwebach
In order to make driving safer, you have to be the difference that your want to see on the roads.
by Samantha Figg
My sister has an unfortunate driving record... Due to witnessing them first-hand, this essay examines the tips and tricks I have learned to help avoid disaster.
by Lindsey Marie Widel
This is an essay explaining the need for drivers education, the steps we can all take to minimize our risk of being in a car accident and the steps to keep us all safer drivers.
by Anna Williams
The Safety Needed in Driving To start this essay, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Anna Williams and I am currently a high school junior at Foothill High School, on my way to the College and Career Ready diploma. I would like to pursue my college career at UNLV and receive my Bachelor’s in the Art of Computer Science. Scholarships will allow a pathway to an amazing and fruitful college education. Driver’s education is one way we as a society have some sort of comfort when driving with others. The education that is needed to either get a permit or license is what has saved so many lives. Education for driving allows drivers and passengers to feel a sense of safety when driving. In Nevada, it is required that the person who is getting a license must drive with an adult for fifty hours. They also need to complete thirty hours of drivers ed online. The steps to reduce the number of deaths relating to driving is to not get distracted by what is going on in the car, make sure the driver feels well enough to start driving and most importantly don’t drive when intoxicated. The driver should not be distracted when driving, their main focus should be on what is going on around them outside of the car. If a driver does not feel well they are most likely not able to drive to their full ability, putting others in danger. Intoxication is the number one reason why car accidents occur. Drunk driving killed over thirty-seven thousand people in 2017. I have seen friends and family text and drive. I have also seen them not paying attention to the road but the people in the car. They can put their phones away to not be tempted and I can make sure to pay attention to the road to ensure safety. Driving a vehicle is a dangerous necessity in life that needs to be taken seriously. Without learning the rules of the road or understanding the role as a driver lives could be lost. The steps taken to ensure safety when driving should not be seen as extra steps but necessary steps.