Name: Anna Williams
From: Henderson, NV
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Anna
Williams
Mrs.
Peterson
English
101, Period 1
12
September 2019
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.
