North Carolina Auto Accident Prevention: Should You Take Drivers Ed Again?
No one wants to be involved in a North Carolina car accident. But how far you willing to go to reduce your odds of disaster?
In today’s blog, we’re going to talk about an interesting, albeit speculative, idea for auto accident prevention.
It’s common sense to review driving fundamentals. So you think it would be common sense to review driving fundamentals regularly and periodically. But this kind of common sense is uncommonly practiced. Most Carolinians on the road today took drivers ed prior to getting their licenses. But very few people take drivers ed multiple times, unless they’re compelled to do so for legal reasons. (For instance, if you’re hit with a DUI charge, you might have to take drivers ed to regain your license.)
But there is a difference between what the law allows and what’s optimal for you to do, if you want to maximize your safety on the roads.
Think about other areas of your life. If you really want to memorize a set of practices, habits, and behaviors, you’ll spend serious time reflecting and reviewing on the key elements and principles. Surgeons, for instance, don’t “cram” and pull all-nighters to memorize specific surgical procedures and then never review those procedures again. They’re constantly analyzing surgical techniques, refining them, getting feedback from other professionals, etc. This makes sense since surgery is a matter of life and death.
Well, so is driving.
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration regularly publishes statistics on North Carolina car accidents (and car accidents throughout the nation). Believe it or not, over 40,000 people die every year on US highways and surface streets. So it is a matter of life and death. And given that the stakes are so high, it just makes sense to “immunize” yourself as much as possible from the dangers. That might mean adopting unconventional ways of thinking. In other words, it is not common practice for drivers to take refresher drivers ed courses voluntarily. But it’s kind of thinking as irrelevant. Of course, common sense dictates that adjust the driver to reflect on their habits, proclivities, and beliefs about driving safety – and who get with driving assistance – will be better suited to meet the haphazard and experiences you’re bound to encounter on Carolina roads.
For help with a specific accident or injury question, connect with a powerful and effective North Carolina car accident law firm.
More Web Resources:
North Carolina Drivers Education
Test Your Driving Knowledge
