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My friendused to haveher driving lessons with 'driving school uk'.She is a very sensible person,so everyone assumed she would be a safe driver.'Driving school uk' taught her well, and she mastered the basics quickly. Her instructor said that she was one of the best students he had had. She was a fast learner, very safety conscious, and had a natural talent for reversing around corners. My friend had no car at home to practice with, and the only car she had ever driven was the 'driving school uk' one. This didn't bother her, as she knew that when she got a car of her own, she would get used to it very quickly. The driving school uk car was a duel control one, so the instructor could stop the car if he needed to, but my friends instructor had never been forced to break for her. One day, as she was nearing her test, she decided she needed more practice. She could not have any more lessons with her driving instructor that week, as he was all booked up. She took a chance and decided to drive her Mum's car around a bit while her parents were out. She wasn't insured on this car, but she told herself that it didn't matter. "As long as no one stops me, no one will know I'm not insured, and as long as I don't do anything stupid like speeding or crashing, thenI won't draw the attention of the Police." She smiled to herself as she got into her Mums car, and was slightly surprised to find that it felt different. The bite was higher, some controls such as headlights were in different places, andthe gears were harder to get into place. She went round the block a few times to get used to it, and then when she was confident, she went out onto the main road. She was driving along perfectly happily. Everything was going fine, and she was used to the car now. Her confidence grew as she did perfect manoeuvre after perfect manoeuvre, and she was sure she would pass her test first time. Then it happened. She was nearing a junction, thinking all these positive thoughts, when suddenly a bike appeared. The bike was being ridden by two teenagers. One boy was riding the bike, while another was standing on the pegs on the back wheel, holding onto his friends shoulders. The bike came hurtling round the corner, into the side road that my friend was in, on her side of the road. The split second that she saw the bike, she did an emergency stop. She fought the urge to screw her eye's shut as she saw the car getting closer to the boy's on the bike. They still hadn't noticed the car, as the boy that was pedaling had his head turned talking to his mate. The car didn't stop as quick as her normal emergency stops. This was not her fault, as she did the stop as soon as she saw them. The problem was that the road was very wet, as it had been raining just 10 minutes before. As the car breaks screeched, the boy pedaling turned his head. He saw the car, and put his breaks full on. The bike wheels stopped turning, but the bike continued to slip in the wet. The back wheel came up, the pedaling boy was thrown over the handlebars, and the boy on the back fell off sideways. My friend saw all this happen as if in slow motion. There was nothing she could do. She was stationary by now, and the part of her that wasn't looking on in horror was pleased that she knew it wasn't her fault, she had done the best she could, and she hadn't hit them. The boy that was catapulted over the bike handlebars, flew towards the car. My friend closed her eyes, and after a loud bang she opened them. What she saw next caused her to faint. That was a few weeks ago, and my friend is stillbeing held by the Police. There were no witnesses to the accident, and my friend is having a hard time proving that she didn't hit the bike. The boy that hit her car died. His neck snapped as he hit the windshield with such a force that the glass cracked. The other boy escaped with a broken arm. I know my friend was innocent. She knows she was innocent, but she was driving without insurance or a licence. If she had not gone out that day, the boy may not have died. She drove perfectly sensibly and safely, but she is still consumed by guilt every night about what she has done. Never drive without insurance or a licence. It doesn't matter how safe you are - if another road user causes you to have an accident, you will have a very hard time convincing the police it wasn't you. driving without a licence or insurance is illegal. Learn from my friend.