Outline of My Sixth Additional Outline
Three-Step Driver
Self-Improvement Program
This is a presentation of “Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare”; Written by Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl; Published by Prometheus Books, 2000; Pages 133-150; Web Link: www.DrDriving.org
By: Constance J.K. DeCaires
1st step-Acknowledging that you and every other driver needs traffic emotions education
-admitting you have a problem and identifying it
2nd step-Witnessing your actual behavior and systematically observing your thoughts, feelings, and actions to identify the type and degree of aggressive driving and road rage you practice
3rd step-Modifying the behaviors you want to change, one thing at a time, as well as continuing this process throughout your driving career.
II. Resistance to
Change
A. Initial resistance is natural, but once an understanding is reached about the changes it slowly reduces.
B. self-righteousness + a sense of entitlement = strong resistance to change
C. One way to maybe help ones transition into such modification is empathy
-After you have witnessed a particular action or behavior, imagine what it must feel like to have that be done to you. For instance, if some one were to glare at you with the same scornful look you have given to other motorists. How would that make you feel? Put yourself in their shoes.
III. Drivers Diary
A. A good way to keep track of your progressing behaviors is by writing them down after every trip or so.
B. Recording them will not only help you witness them, but remember them and help enable yourself to identify such thoughts or feelings sooner.
C.
Arts-n-Crafts meets driving personality makeover
Helpful Links:
http://www.ibiblio.org/rdu/p-drv.html
http://www.sos.state.il.us/publications/rr/rr_chap10.html
Home page:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409af2004/decaires/home.htm