Good Drivers And Bad Drivers

Yanxiang Zhu
English 015
Alethea Kidd
02/23/15
Comparing and Contrasting Good and Bad Driver
In principle, technological advances in the transport industry have led to the development of various types of cars. Many people across the world own cars and as a result they require drivers for moving from one place to next. On the other hand, those without cars use public means where give their safety to a stranger hoping that he or she would get them to their destinations safely. On the same note, despite a driver's knowledge, the state of the road plays an important role in ensuring safe driving. In addition, other road users influence the way that a given person behaves while on the road. Although most drivers do their best in obeying traffic laws, some ignore the rules and cause damage on the roads. Consequently, these situations lead to traffic accidents, even though, some result from careless driving.
In essence, good drivers respect traffic and safety rules by following them. In addition, they wear a safety belt at all times because they understand how they help in cases of accidents. In effect, safety belts prevent deaths in almost half of the accidents. Unlike, bad drivers, good drivers, ensure that their passengers wear the seat belt because accidents are arise suddenly. Before starting the engine, they ensure that all the car's equipment are in good order and, as a result, correct any faulty parts to guarantee a good run on the road. Lastly, good drivers ensure maximum concentration while on the road because of the arise suddenly of accidents.
On the other hand, bad drivers do not respect traffic rules. In most cases, these drivers use the roads as if it were a personal property thus endangering their lives and those of other road users. On the same note, they do not wear seat belt although they know that they can save lives in case of an accident. In addition, majority of bad drivers like over speeding even on roads, which have speed limits. They always seem to be in a hurry to get to their destinations. In most cases, bad drivers use rude languages when confronted by other road users on matters effect their driving way. Importantly, they engage in these habits without caring about what other road users would react to their behaviors. Unlike bad drivers, good drivers care for the safety of every road user. In addition to obeying traffic rules concerning other drivers on the same road, good drivers respect the rights pedestrians and cyclists. They always give way for pedestrians and respect zebra crossings. Moreover, good drivers never overtake carelessly especially on areas where overtaking is prohibited. In effect, they wait patiently for traffic lights to allow them to move on. On the contrary, bad drivers do not care about the rights of any other person on the road; some even choose to drive on the wrong side of the road as they rush to their destinations. On the same note, they wait while waiting for traffic lights while gesturing impatiently as though the other drivers on the roads control the lights. Additionally they overtake dangerously even on sharp bends, a habit that increases the chances of an accident. Some drive on pavements thus endangering the lives of pedestrians. As noted earlier, the behavior of bad drivers leads to increased road accidents, which affects the safety of other people in the society. For people who use public means of transport, they require a good driver ensures that they arrive at their destinations safely. In essence, road accidents have a detrimental effect to the society because they increase the health care bill. At the same time, pedestrians and other road users feel uncomfortable when the roads have more bad drivers. In essence, some people choose for other transport means for fear of bad drivers. Additionally, these other means could be more expensive thus spend the peoples’ incomes. On the contrary, good drivers increase safety on the roads thus reducing worries among other road users. In principle, bad drivers cause more accidents, which affects a car’s maintenance costs. At the same time, they affect people’s incomes because of increased visits to the garage for repairs. Nevertheless, good drivers reduce chances of accidents thus decreasing the amount of money spent on car maintenance. Additionally, they ensure that their cars are in good condition before starting the engine. Consequently, the lifetime of the car increases. In effect, bad drivers result in an increase in insurance rates, which affects the people’s incomes. Insurance companies realize that they would pay more damages because of accidents and injuries to other road users.
Although bad drivers are responsible for most of the road accidents, in most cases, they complain the most. They blame other drivers for the crash without analyzing how the problem occurred. On the other hand, good drivers are humble, and they listen as the other talk to understand the cause of the problem. They use polite language without blaming any person before explaining the situation.