Psychology 409a,
My Sixth Outline of Assigned
By Julia Dailey
Respect Your Passenger
Leon
James and Diane Nahl (2000). Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering
Clear of Highway Warfare .
Instructions for this
activity are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/409a-g23-oral.htm
Instructor: Dr. Leon
James
Concept One: Road Rage Against Passengers
B.
This behavior can be anything from ignoring a passenger’s request to
slow down to yelling and screaming at them.
C.
It is very hard as a passenger to stand up for ones-self and harder
still for a driver to accept criticism from someone who is supposed to be on
their side. I sometimes feel it is me
and my passengers against the rest of the drivers.
Concept Two: Check Yourself
A.
It is important to understand how you are treating our
passengers. The checklists on page 184
are a chance to see where you stand.
B. Looking critically at yourself as a driver must include how you treat your passengers, this checks how much control you insist upon in your vehicle.
C. I thought this was interesting because I never realized how controlling everything in the vehicle could make your passenger feel at your mercy in all respects.
Concept Three: Partnership Driving
A. This is a method that allows passengers to have more input in an objective manner. It allows the driver to honestly hear some concerns and fears of their passenger.
B. Allowing for feedback will improve the driver’s skills, when a passenger says, “I would feel safer in the right hand lane,” it allows the driver to make that choice without feeling bullied and they will more likely move.
C. I think that this would be the most effective way to change driver-passenger relations, although it can be very hard for the passenger to remain objective.
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