Are you a Road Rager? Do you get angry at other drivers or driving situations when you are behind the wheel? I mean really angry! If so, then you may fall under the popular term “road rage.”

One of the causes of road rage is road construction. This often slows traffic or even brings it to a halt. Add too many cars on the road and you end up with congestion. Sitting in traffic can create anxious, angry drivers.

Since we are human, we tend to react when our space is invaded. This includes being on the road. What do we do? We start using that ton of steel to jab back at the other drivers. Since we are anonymous, we often become very bold.

Anyone one of any gender or age can have road rage; however, it tends to be more prevalent in urban areas. These areas are over crowded, people become more aggressive, and most can relate to being a victim or another aggressive driver.

How can you deal with Road Rage? How do you avoid it?

Following are some tips for dealing with road rage.

1. As difficult as it is, try to calm down and control your anger. A couple of deep breaths can often help.

2. First thing to remember is safety. Doing something stupid that will cause harm to you or another person is not being safe.

3. Do not get personal. Maybe that overly aggressive driver is having a really bad day. He may have just received very bad news and is frantic to join his family.

4. Don’t play police officer. It is NOT your job to punish a bad driver. Leave that to the authorities.

5. Be sensitive to the fact that mistakes do happen. Sometimes what we think is aggressive driving is just a mistake. Pretend that person is from another planet and doesn’t understand our driving rules. Or maybe they are just from out of town and are lost and confused in traffic.

6. Don’t let another driver ruin your day. You will probably never see them again so don’t let them determine the quality of the rest of your day.

7. If you feel totally out of control, pull over. Actually get out of your car and do something physical. Run in place or do jumping jacks. Release that rush of anger.

8. Are you the “other driver?” Well, don’t be! If you cut off other drivers, hog the left lane, tailgate, or any other number of things, you are creating road rage in them. Don’t do to others what you don’t want them to do to you.

9. If you do come upon a very angry driver, avoid eye contact with him. Stay clear, get out of his way, and just let him move on down the road.

So to avoid road rage, be sensible and stay safe.

Learn more about anger management. Stop by Jeanene Fisher’s site where you can find many tools to aid you.

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