Persuasive Essay On Bad Driving

A bit more than two years ago, I developed a bad habit. This habit did not come from watching my parents or my friends, or even from the pressures of modern society and television. This habit developed due to a series of unfortunate events. I tend to drive with a lead foot. Each year, 13,000 lives are lost in accidents which the speed of a vehicle was a factor. Despite this, I found myself constantly questioning “What if I only drove 5, 10, maybe even 15 miles per hour over the speed limit that day?” This pestering question inside my head morphed itself into a monster, consuming my entire being. This entity could not be cured by talking to a therapist, journaling, or even exercising. This monster morphed itself into the bad habit that I have today. I no longer ask myself this question daily, instead I tend to drive with a lead foot. 13,000 lives are lost in accidents which the speed of a vehicle was a factor, yet if I did speed to work that day, I could have saved a life. For the past five summers, I have worked at the summer camp in my

I made the first documentation the first time Devin confided into me, the second documentation the next day, and I planned on making the third documentation the day after that. The third documentation never happened. The third day, I startled myself out of a sound sleep to the sound of my phone ringing. It was my coworker. I overslept, and it was 10:00. I sprinted out of bed, gathered my materials I would need for the day, and began the commute to work. I was a newly licensed driver, and drove as close to the speed limit as possible in fear that if I got pulled over I would lose my license. When I arrived, Devin was nowhere to be found. His mom picked him up for a dentist appointment at 10:15. He never returned later that day. He never came back at