Letter to Yourself

Mitch Alters

Prof Rinke

WRT 150

November 2, 2012

Letter to Yourself

Dear Past Mitch,

            I’m writing this letter to tell you that an accident is going to happen in a couple of days right before your big swim meet. You have a very bad habit of texting while your driving and you very ignorant towards the fact that you could hurt yourself or someone else. Listen to my advice and steps to stop texting and driving to avoid the following accident and missing the future swim meet that your team has prepared for all week. Here are a few steps that can help you from getting into the future accident.

            First thing is turn off your phone. I know that you have habit and like to text while driving because it seems harmless but all it takes is for you to look down from the road and anything can happen. Do not turn it on silent, or vibrate. Just power the phone off so that you will not notice any texts or phone calls while driving. This will help from the phone being tempting to see who has recently text you or to text someone else.

            Secondly, put the phone completely out of reach. Do not sit it in the cup holder nearest to you because then you will just power it back on and continue to txt. Put the phone in the opposite glove department so that it is not even reachable while you are driving. I know it will be tempting to reach over and pull I out during a red light but it is not worth the risk. This will help because you wont even see the phone to think that you need to text or check your phone.

            Next, drive the speed limit. You are always in a hurry to get one place to the next and continue you speed. You would think after your first speeding ticket you would slow down, but obviously you have not learned that yet. So watch your speeding from now on, you’ll get to you destination sooner or later.  No need to rush.

            Finally, be careful. Remember what Dad always says, “Be a defensive driver.” Don’t expect other cars to just move out of the way because you think you own the road. Drive with caution and do not let anything distract you. Stay focused on the road and that is it. Don’t turn the music up to load or do anything that could be dangerous while driving.

            All these steps are going to help you from the accident that is going to happen in a couple of days. Please take my advice and not go through the pain it caused to yourself and many others. The lost of your license and the swim meet is not worth getting into an accident because you were texting. Remember the roads are a dangerous place that you need to take caution of and not take lightly. The few steps of not turning your phone off, putting it out of reach, driving the speed limit, and driving carefully will stop the accident from happening. Please make the right choice for us.

Sincerely,

The Wiser, and Present Mitch Alters