Reading and All That Jazz 5th Edition by Rita McCarthy ,Peter Mather

Exercise 8

The best way to stay out of driving conflicts is to avoid being an aggressive driver yourself. You can do a number of things to reduce your stress and curb the tendency toward aggression. First, allow plenty of time for your trip. We tend to over-schedule our days and not allow enough time to get from one place to the next. Sure, under perfect conditions you could cover X number of miles in X amount of time, but weather, traffic, and road construction are facts of life. At this point, you need to build extra travel time into your schedule so that when you encounter these variables, you won't get angry and possibly aggressive. Then you need to reduce stress by listening to soothing music, improving the comfort of your vehicle, and probably most importantly, understanding that you can't control the traffic--only your reaction to it. If traffic really pushes your buttons, you may want to avoid peak commuting hours. If your company doesn't have a flextime policy, you can go in a little earlier and leave a little later. Finally, if you're still tempted to let another driver have it, imagine that you're being videotaped. How would you behave if the world were watching
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