Epilogue
Introduction
If you are not one of Dr. James' students and you somehow landed on this site, you are probably asking, "What is Traffic Psychology?" It is just that question which I am going to attempt to shed some light on in this report. I am doing this report for a Psychology 409 class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa taught by Dr James states one of the goals of Traffic Psychology is to "attempt to modify one's old driving persona to a new and better driving persona." A major principle which Dr. James has proposed is the idea of the Three Domains of Driving Behavior: the Affective, the Cognitive, and the Sensorimotor. The Affective domain refers to the emotional side, an individual's feelings and motivations. The Cognitive domain refers the the thinking side, the judgements and thoughts that an individual has. The Sensorimotor domain includes all of the individual's sensory inputs. By using the Self-Witnessing techniques that Dr. James has developed, each of these domains can be looked at individually in order to modify your driving in order to become a safer, more aware, and happier driver.Five Definitions of Traffic Psychology
My Experiences as a Road User
Suggestions for Future Generations
Epilogue
I think that affect can take over sometimes; that is why a driver must use the cognitive side to regulate feelings and emotions, and not let them distract the focus of the task at hand: safe driving. No matter how much you are able to modify your own driving and attitudes toward driving, there will always be other drivers out there; aggressive drivers, under-aggressive drivers, angry drivers, clueless drivers, and people who simply don't know how to drive. The list is endless. Every driver is unique. You have to realize this and be able to deal with it. I think the key is to learn to not be selfish and to be considerate of others. As Lisa Among, G6 said, "It seems the biggest problem is that people refuse to accept the responsibility of their actions. It is just so much easier to blame someone else." Perhaps in time the field of Traffic Psychology will become a more prominent subject, both in print and on the Internet; then people will educate themselves and learn from Dr. Driving's theory, "Pretend your from Hawaii, Drive with Aloha."
Suggestions for Future Generations
Epilogue
I think that affect can take over sometimes; that is why a driver must use the cognitive side to regulate feelings and emotions, and not let them distract the focus of the task at hand: safe driving. No matter how much you are able to modify your own driving and attitudes toward driving, there will always be other drivers out there; aggressive drivers, under-aggressive drivers, angry drivers, clueless drivers, and people who simply don't know how to drive. The list is endless. Every driver is unique. You have to realize this and be able to deal with it. I think the key is to learn to not be selfish and to be considerate of others. As Lisa Among, G6 said, "It seems the biggest problem is that people refuse to accept the responsibility of their actions. It is just so much easier to blame someone else." Perhaps in time the field of Traffic Psychology will become a more prominent subject, both in print and on the Internet; then people will educate themselves and learn from Dr. Driving's theory, "Pretend your from Hawaii, Drive with Aloha."
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