Driving Skills Essay

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Driving Skills In all my years of driving I have received two speeding tickets, and I have had no accidents. I never noticed the bad driving skills of others, or been more scared of other drivers than when my son got behind the wheel of a vehicle for the first time. From the time I began teaching my sixteen-year-old son to drive, I have observed motorists turning without signaling, vehicles barely stopping at stop signs or stop lights, and drivers talking or texting while driving. The first worrisome driving skill I noticed was that many people fail to use their turn signal. My son Travis had to hit his brakes unexpectedly because a young girl in front of him did not use her blinker as she turned the corner. On another occasion while my son was waiting to turn left at an intersection, an oncoming motorist failed to use his signal to turn right, which caused to wait longer than necessary before turning. I have now noticed Travis using his signal to turn into the driveway of his home! The second inadequate skill involves drivers barely coming to a complete stop while at stop signs, or stopping for school buses. One morning I explained to Travis that drivers always have to stop for school buses when the stop sign is out, regardless of which direction they are heading. At that moment another car drove right by, and did not stop for the school bus that had its stop sign out. Another time, Travis had to come to a stop at an intersection when he noticed a car coming from the opposite direction not slowing down for the red light. That car ran the red light, and almost caused an accident. Luckily, the other driver was paying attention to the speeding motorist running the red light, and was able to avoid hitting the car. The worst driving skill by far is drivers being preoccupied with talking on cell phones, or texting while driving. One motorist was talking on his cell
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