It seems as if everywhere you go, there is a bad driver to good driver ratio that is almost always off the charts. And with these bad drivers comes the frustration of not really being able to do alot except, perhaps, honking your home or muttering words that would put your mother into tears of disappointment.

The other day, I was driving through my apartment parking lot when a pickup truck came flying through the parking lot and swerved to avoid hitting me (though I was on the right side of the road). I was appalled- so appalled that I almost turned right around to go and complain to the people in the management office. As it turns out, the person in the pickup truck had to swerve to avoid me because he (or she) had been trying to avoid a speed bump…a speed bump that was purposely put in place to prevent people from doing what this person had just done: speed.

Battling Road Rage & Frustration

At the end of the day, when you have had to deal with people driving poorly, you have to stop and take a few deep breaths. After all, the last thing that you want to do is launch into your own fit of road rage. Not only is road rage dangerous, but if you engage in this dangerous behavior along with the other drivers who are driving poorly, you are making the roads that much more dangerous for you and other people around you.

Conversely, if you feel like you can’t get out of the office quick enough or if you are having a bad day, etc., slow down for a minute and think about whether or not it is really worth it to speed or engage in other dangerous driving behaviors. Do you really need to cut the person in front of you off? Do you have to change lanes without using a turn signal or run that red light only to get stuck at the next?

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