Outline of My Second Oral Presentation
How Can We Improve?
This is a
presentation of The War Against Aggressive Driving
Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl; Published by Prometheus Books, 2000, pg. 219-235
By: Julia Mae Geraghty
Instructions for this oral presentation are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm
I. Direct and Indirect Costs
a. Obvious direct costs
i. Fatalities
ii. Injuries
iii. Dollars
b. Indirect Costs
i. Reduced work productivity
ii. Environmental concerns
iii. Breeding of the next generation of drivers
c. 10 worst cities of road rage death
i. Weather
ii. Population
II. NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) redefined aggressive behaviors
a. Now looked at as crimes – misdemeanor or felony
b. Problems categorizing overt and covert behavior
i. Overt – cameras, easily recordable
ii. Covert – unobservable mental state
c. How are they improving?
i. Vague vs. specific definitions
ii. Committing 2+ actions
III. What is happening in the department of improvement?
a. Begin before they can reach the peddle…
i. K-12 driving psychology curriculum
ii. Family prevention (CARR)
b. Continue into adulthood…
i. QDC (Quality Driving Circles)
ii. Anger and stress management
c. NHTSA aggressive driver advisory
d. Other reduction examples
i. Marked and unmarked patrol cars
ii. Florida mounted stealth aggressive driving initiative
iii. Road watch program
e. E^3
i. Education, enforcement, and strong judicial efforts
ii. Toronto questionnaire to asses a person’s road rage (Why would you try to change when you don’t even know you have a problem? – i.e. poor test results)
My Home Page:
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409as2005/geraghty/homepage.htm
Helpful Links:
http://www.drdriving.org/youth/
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