Swr#7

03/04/00 6:16 PM: I chose to evaluate my tendency to tailgate. I do know that this is very dangerous for many reasons...it limits your visibility of the road and it does not allow for proper braking distance. The more I think about it, the more I realize that I may cause the person in front of me much anxiety and anger. That's kind of what I feel when someone does this to me. Now, when I see someone tailgating me, I slow down and let them pass...and as they pass, so does my anxiety. I also make a very conscious effort to allow at least three car lengths between myself and the car in front of me.

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I took into account the fact that there was a direct result of my actions on ther drivers. I also thought about how the otherdriver might feel when I tailgated them. I am still trying to modify much of this behavior.