The Importance Of Speeding

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Everybody remembers getting their own car during their lifetime, and discovering the limits they could push with their cars. Well, my first car was not anything special just a bright red 2008 Chevy Aveo5 Hatchback, which had a little less than 80 thousand miles on it, and was a manual transmission. This type of car was far from being considered fast, but at least it was enjoyable to drive due to it being a stick shift. One of the worst habits a new inexperienced driver can acquire is speeding, which I used to do to see the maximum speed I could top with my small red car. This mindset would all change after I would experience the very first car crash of my life in April 2016. At the same time, learning how in a matter of a few seconds I would be taught firsthand a valuable lesson that will be ingrained within my mind for the rest of my life.

It was a late Friday night, and I just received a text from my friend Collin that read, “Hey Ryan, want to hang out with me and the boys at my house.” I texted sure and made my way out the car to get on my way. When I turned on my car I blasted some music, which was the song “Hotline Bling” by Drake, and speed off out of my driveway: the tires were screeching in the process. My friend only …show more content…

Teaching me a valuable lesson that life is too valuable to put me in the position of possible death. At the same time, completely changing the way I drive for now to become a safer driver on the road. This life changing moment shed light to how in a matter of a few seconds my life could change, and bring a new experience down into my life that will live with me forever in my memories. Also in the very end, having a new mindset into the way how I should try to become an experienced driver within the future to avoids these type of situations for now on. Even though, I will never forget that little red car I used to own as my first

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