Imagine being in your car driving across the street and BOOM! In the blink of an eye you’ve suddenly been hit by another car. You lose consciousness for a couple seconds and wake up to deployed airbags, smoke coming from the hood of your car, and a cracked windshield. Sounds terrible right?
Growing up I always heard about car accidents on the news, the radio, and through family members and I would say that I’d never be in one. Well let’s just say anything can happen and it can happen within seconds. I never imagined being in a car accident until the day I actually was in one with my friends.
When I was in high school, I got my first car and every morning before leaving for school, my mom would always tell me to “Drive safe, and go straight to school, no stops!” and I would do just that. Unlike any other morning after arriving to school, I decided to find my two friends and leave to go to Chick-fil-a. We had fifteen minutes to get there and back without being late for school. While trying to cross a 4-lane road, I was t-boned by an older lady who was texting while driving. I didn’t see her and she said she didn’t see me. I was literally two minutes away from Chick-fil-a when I was hit. When she hit me I lost consciousness for about 30 seconds and the only thing I can remember is waking up to find out that I had been in an accident and panicking. At the scene I was an emotional wreck, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop the tears from falling. My friends and I were all taken to the hospital and checked out. I had seat belt burns and a chest contusion, one of my friends had cuts on her face from the window breaking and my other friend was unconscious for about three minutes after the accident but she was okay. I was the only one that was wearing a seatbelt. As a result, I got a ticket for failure to yield, my car was totaled, I was at risk of losing points from my license, and my insurance was going up, but …show more content…
As a driver you should know that before you even start your car you should always put on your seat belt first. When driving you should be aware of your blind spots at all times because other cars aren’t always in your eye view. Although it can sometimes be tempting you should always obey the speed limits. Also, you should never assume what another driver is going to do because you never know unless their turning signal is on of course.
A big cause of car accidents in today’s society is distractions. As a beginner driver you shouldn’t ever put your friends in the car with you because they can be a big distraction. Friends could also cause you to get in lots of trouble if there with you during an accident. Putting on make-up, Changing the radio station and texting are all distractions that you should avoid when driving.
Based on my situation some other rules could be to never leave school when you aren’t supposed to. You should also always follow any directions that you are given. Although you may already know this you should always listen to your
Growing up I always heard about car accidents on the news, the radio, and through family members and I would say that I’d never be in one. Well let’s just say anything can happen and it can happen within seconds. I never imagined being in a car accident until the day I actually was in one with my friends.
When I was in high school, I got my first car and every morning before leaving for school, my mom would always tell me to “Drive safe, and go straight to school, no stops!” and I would do just that. Unlike any other morning after arriving to school, I decided to find my two friends and leave to go to Chick-fil-a. We had fifteen minutes to get there and back without being late for school. While trying to cross a 4-lane road, I was t-boned by an older lady who was texting while driving. I didn’t see her and she said she didn’t see me. I was literally two minutes away from Chick-fil-a when I was hit. When she hit me I lost consciousness for about 30 seconds and the only thing I can remember is waking up to find out that I had been in an accident and panicking. At the scene I was an emotional wreck, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop the tears from falling. My friends and I were all taken to the hospital and checked out. I had seat belt burns and a chest contusion, one of my friends had cuts on her face from the window breaking and my other friend was unconscious for about three minutes after the accident but she was okay. I was the only one that was wearing a seatbelt. As a result, I got a ticket for failure to yield, my car was totaled, I was at risk of losing points from my license, and my insurance was going up, but …show more content…
As a driver you should know that before you even start your car you should always put on your seat belt first. When driving you should be aware of your blind spots at all times because other cars aren’t always in your eye view. Although it can sometimes be tempting you should always obey the speed limits. Also, you should never assume what another driver is going to do because you never know unless their turning signal is on of course.
A big cause of car accidents in today’s society is distractions. As a beginner driver you shouldn’t ever put your friends in the car with you because they can be a big distraction. Friends could also cause you to get in lots of trouble if there with you during an accident. Putting on make-up, Changing the radio station and texting are all distractions that you should avoid when driving.
Based on my situation some other rules could be to never leave school when you aren’t supposed to. You should also always follow any directions that you are given. Although you may already know this you should always listen to your