Photo and Essay by Mohammed Alharthi
Many international students, who want to study in the US, consider driving a car to be a main part of life in America. It helps them to accomplish all their tasks, to travel easily, to save money, and to enjoy their time in the US. In order to drive a car, there are three points that should be taken care of: tips for purchasing a car, the requirements of driving a car, and tips for driving safely. These are the three points in order to drive a car.
The initial point, how to buy a car, depends on the buyer, if the buyer wants a new or used car. There are really different choices. To get a new car, there are many branches available for getting a new car. They differ in their offers. The other choice is a used car, there are three ways to get used cars: dealers, certified used car companies, and a person who wants to sell his or her own car. There are many websites that help the student to buy cars and give them more information. Cars.com, Yahoo motors, and EBay motors are the best examples of trading cars on line. In my perspective, buying a car from certified used car companies is a great idea because they guarantee the car for a long time, just like new cars. In addition, their cars are much cheaper than the new cars. To sum up, buying a car isn’t an easy task. The students should do research about the desired car.
The next point, which is the most significant, is to drive a car in a legal way. The American government requires a driver’s license which is available for people who are above 16 years old and insurance for a car, which is highly important for drivers. First, there are many types of driver’s licenses. For example, there are Unrestricted Licenses, Restricted Licenses, Chauffeur Licenses, Motorcycle Licenses, and Enhanced Licenses, but what I will discuss is the unrestricted one, which is the usual license for driving a car and the license which most Americans own. To get a driver’s licenses, the first tip is to take a course online, and it requires some money about 55$ and it takes about 6 hours. The second tip is to go to the official department to take the exam to make sure the person drives correctly. Second, insurance is an important requirement. The driver should pay monthly for a company, so this company will cover his bill if the driver gets an accident. To get insurance there are many choices. There are a lot of great insurance companies. GEICO, Allstate Car Insurance, and State Farm Car Insurance are good insurance companies. There are monthly and yearly plans, so the driver should visit one of these websites and fill out a long form and payment. In conclusion, these are the requirements for driving in a legal way.
The last point is how to drive safely in the US. There are many rules that should be followed by drivers. After getting the driver’s license, the driver should do what he or she learned. For instance, always buckle your seat belt. If the driver doesn’t buckle his seat belt, the driver will get a ticket. It is a great tool and it saves a lot of lives. The second rule is speed limit. Each driving road in the US has a speed limit. For example, the American highway speed limit is always between 60-80 miles per hour which is about 100-130 km. In addition, speed in driving is the first cause of death. The last rule is to respect the red, traffic light. Fortunately, red lights don’t last a long time. In the last two years, there were about 200,000 reported traffic light accidents in the US. In conclusion, dealing with driving rules is easy to deal with. It also saves our lives.
To conclude, driving a car in the US or outside it is the same in general, but some requirements differ from other countries such as car insurance. However, students should be aware about all of these points, which are how to buy a car, how to obey the US government driving requirements, and how to drive safely in the US.
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