Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school, to friends’ houses and so on.
Driving can make our life convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and even decide to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident and people may get hurt. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.
Traffic accidents kill millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before we drive, learn all the traffic laws. It makes our driving safe, convenient and even fun! Driving can be safe if you obey all the traffic rules.