Roukaya Eid :No More Crimes

No More Crimes Car accidents are fatal, and some leave passengers with lifelong problems. Car accidents are among the leading factors contributing to the incessant death rate rise. Car accident is the gruesome crime that abducts the millions of dreaming souls every day. Car accidents are the catastrophic and grievous ramifications of the simplest mistake that steals the opportunity of life from different ages and communities. There are many reasons that lead to the disastrous boost in the rate of car accidents. The increment in the rate of car accidents is a dangerous problem that daily menaces/threatens the life of everyone. There are many factors that lead to this problem. To begin with, exceeding the speed limit is an easy way to render a car accident. The faster you drive, the slower you react to prevent an auto accident. The second quick path to die by a car accident is alcoholism. Drinking while driving is one of the top causes of car accidents because binge drinking makes the drivers out of control, so they might hurt innocent people as well as themselves. This will ravage the drivers' or passengers' bodies, and such accidents make them jobless or lead them to jail. Another unconscious mistake that destroys people’s life is texting while driving. For instance, according to National Safety Council (NSC) website, using cell phones while driving leads to about 245,358 car crashes in the U.S. this year. Moreover, distractions are the most livable causes of car accidents. The majority of those behind the wheel let things such as another passenger, radio, or a smoke distracts them. Therefore, they become not fully focusing while driving, and accidents tend to occur and, accordingly, jeopardize their life and others' life .Eventually, traffic and bad roads in Lebanon exemplify the agony of the Lebanese drivers who are reckless. For example, traffic fosters the aggression of the Lebanese drivers who tend to commit more blunders and increase the potential of car accidents. These hazardous reasons impact a lot of momentous time in drivers' life. The vehicle accidents lead to severe injuries or a loss of life, economic difficulties, and psychological problems. For one thing, the number of car accidents victims far exceeds that of the wars and terrorist operations ones in the world. For instance, car accidents kill about 300 thousand people and injure about 10 to 15 million annually. Secondly, car accidents cause the vehicle's damage which leads to many repair costs, medical treatment; insurance costs, and permanent or contemporary reduction in income because the injuries usually make the drivers jobless. Moreover, in the case of injuries, family will have to sustain the medical burden, and in the case of death, family may be economically vulnerable. Finally, vehicle accidents can result in drivers and passengers suffering short or long-term psychological injuries such as emotional distress, posttraumatic stress disorder, persistent anxiety and depression. These psychological injuries can influence every facet of a person’s life and have long-lasting effects. In conclusion, car accidents are high stake problems that steal the life of many; numerous silly mistakes like small distraction can contribute to such catastrophic problems that leave indelible consequences on people. Thus, to increase your heartbeat, decrease your mistakes and drive carefully to escape from death.