Amy Tsubota’s Home Page

My Home Page: http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409as2009/tsubota/tsubota-home.htm

Instructor Dr. Leon James: http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy/leon.html

Instructions for this report:http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy29/409a-g29-report.htm

Class Home Page for G29: http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy29/classhome-g29.htm

Introduction: A Whole New World of Driving

Hello, my name is Amy Tsubota and I am taking Dr. James Driving Psychology class. I honestly learned a lot in this class. It helped me see whole new perspectives of the driving world that I thought never existed. For example, the merging debate, who would’ve known that there are researchers trying to study whether early merging is better or late merging, is better, or figuring where exactly is the best place to merge so they can make the flow of traffic smoother.

Also, who would’ve known that there are people who make hypermiling into a daily routine? I did not even know there was such a technique that could help save energy, miles, and cost. But also, I did not know that it can be dangerous and a type of aggressive driving. On a personal level, I learned that one of my family members can be an aggressive driver, and that as a passenger I should not feel scared while that member is driving. It is also our right to feel protected while in a vehicle as a passenger.

And while being in this class, I learned that the driver has to want to change for himself, for the change to be successful. After learning so many things, I feel like it is my responsibility to help my family members change their ways, because sometimes their driving is pretty scary and I do not want other people to be frightened by it. So, as you can see driving affects basically everyone. It would be good for everyone to learn at least some of the things this class has taught us!

Click below to see My Report: The New Way of Driving

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409as2009/tsubota/tsubota-report1.htm

My Outline:

Part I: Simulated Interview on Driving Psychology

Part II: Driving Personality Makeover

Part III: Annotated Web Resources on Driving Psychology