Dealing with Aggressive Driving:
Learn How to Help Yourself and Others from these SITES
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Three Step Program for a Healthier, More Zestful Traffic
Being A Driving Buddy -- What It's Like
Quality Driving Circles -- Useful or Not?
Initial Self-Assessment as a Driver
Are You "Driving Yourself Crazy?"
This page advocates a "Three-Step program for a healthier, more zestful traffic life." The supporter of this program is Dr. James and I suppose, traffic psychology students like myself. The program that Dr. James developed is very convincing in the sense that it's coming from a psychologist who is an advocate of good driving behavior. The methods that he developed are of importance to people who are under a lot of stress when they're driving on the road. I also believe that they're going to be very effective because having been in Dr. James' class, he seems to love driving from home to school and back considering that he lives atleast 30 minutes away from school. I assume that he practices the three-step program or the AWM (another name for it) that's why he learned to become a better driver.
Here are the three-step program as his approach for a healthier, more zestful traffic life:
1) I Acknowledge that I'm out of control at the wheel.
2) I Witness myself being out of control at the wheel.
3) I Modify myself one step at a time.
All the things mentioned above fit in the overall scheme of things in the traffic safety world because it advocates a better driving attitude so our roads will have more considerate drivers than aggressive drivers. Not only that, this page also explains each of the three steps of the AWM if you decide to visit this site.
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This site advocates the implementation of a Driving Buddy. I believe that the supporters of this concept are Dr. James and traffic psychology students, like Mr. Murakami himself. It's really convincing that having or being a driving buddy can help drivers "come to terms with their aggressive driving behavior," as Mr. Murakami explained. The reason is that when people drive on their own, they don't see themselves on the way they react to traffic situations. Having a driving buddy, on the other hand, can help you discover the things you don't know about yourself while driving. That's why, it's important to have someone observe the way you drive so you'll know what to change on your driving behavior.
This concept is effective because the driving buddy can critique the way you drive in a real-time situation, where you can become aware of your driving behavior. It will also teach you to become more tolerant of somebody telling you what to do and what you're doing wrong. The methods that they use in fulfilling this concept is by having a driver paired with a driving buddy and critique the driver's way of driving. I believe that this fit in the overall scheme of things in the traffic safety world in the sense that it not only advocates good driving behavior, but it also teaches us to become more tolerant of the passengers in the car.
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This student's report advocates the need for Quality Driving Circles or QDCs. For people who are not familiar with this concept, QDC is "a group of people who come together to discuss traffic related topics" or experiences. The supporters of this movement are Dr. James and students of Traffic Psychology like Mr. Kinney Raeder of G6. It's very convincing what Dr. James and Mr. Raeder are advocating about QDCs because like groups fighting against drunk driving, Quality Driving Circles hope to fight aggressive driving and help drivers improve their driving behavior on the road. It's very important that people become aware of their driving behavior through QDCs because everyone who's going to attend it are going to be sharing the same experiences that some of the members may have experienced, also.
With the help of a tape recorder, Quality Driving Circles are going to be very effective because you get to hear what people say to themselves or to other drivers firsthand. People, most of the times, are not conscious of how they act once they hop into their car even if they are aware that the tape recorder is running. That's why QDCs' methods and approach, I believe, is going to be very effective. Tape recording one's self while driving is the approach and the method that supporters of QDCs hope to achieve in helping drivers improve their behavior behind the wheel. This approach fit in the scheme of things in the traffic safety world because it promotes better driving relationships among drivers which will result for a safer and healthier environment for everyone.
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Ms. Supnet's report advocates the point of view that people can analyze their driving behavior by reading someone else's self-assessment report and relate it to their own driving behavior. The supporters of this perspective are traffic psychology students and traffic psychologists. It's quite convincing in the sense that when you read other people's report of their experiences in driving, you can identify with them and become aware of what you're doing wrong. It's fairly important that we become aware of how we react to the traffic situations so we can improve them. Analysing your own driving behavior is effective because wherever you go, there you are (like the title of the book for transpersonal psychology states). Meaning, you're always with yourself and so, you're the one who can really figure out what pushes you to do the things you do.
The methods and approach that this student uses is reading someone else's self-analysis report on their driving behavior and identifying with them, so they can improve their driving skills and attitude behind the wheel. I pretty much believe that this self-assessment fits in the overall scheme of things in the traffic safety world because it encourages a more favorable way of driving. This site also shares so many stories of past generations' self-report on tailgating, speeding, driving convoys, pedestrian traffic, and aggressive driving. So, if you want to do a self-assessment on your driving, this is the page to visit.
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This website advocates procedures or steps that one can follow in overcoming his or her driving phobias, fears, and rage. It also advocates safe driving tips. The supporter and the creator of this site and the tapes is "The Driving Therapist," Sy Cohn. It appears to me that these procedures are convincing because he was in fact featured in some television shows to talk about overcoming driving fears and stress on the road. These procedures are important because it helps heal any of the "panic, fears, stresses, or phobias associated with driving a vehicle." I believe, and also was mentioned, that these methods are effective because Sy's clients had expressed their feelings and had shown coping skills on the road while driving.
The methods and approach that Sy Cohn used are: creating audio cassettes, video tapes, and a website to help people defeat their phobias by walking them through the steps to increase their self-esteem. I consider this to fit in the overall scheme of things in the traffic safety world for it promotes a healthier way of managing one's behavior at the wheel. The tapes and this site also forces you NOT TO GIVE UP in overcoming the phobias and fears in driving, as well as rage behind the wheel.
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