Have you been a road bully? Yelling, swearing, honking, making obscene hand signals at small inconveniences is bullying and nothing less. Loss of patience is understandable in today’s high paced world, but it is not acceptable and can lead to accidents and even death. Stopping aggressive behavior such as bullying on the road is important and here are some tips to help you overcome it yourself, or to prevent someone else from going into road rage.
A regional survey conducted by Drs. Arnold P. Nerenberg and R. Jerry Adams, shows that over half of drivers in the United States suffer from road rage. The average number of incidents per “road rager” is 27. This means that most of us will encounter “road ragers” many times in our lives.

Avoid Rush Hour

The best bully prevention measure on the road is to stay away from heavy traffic. When the traffic is heavy, tempers rise and people become less considerate with each other. During the mornings, make sure that you leave the house very early so that you can avoid the heavy traffic on the main roads. Once you get caught in heavy traffic, you will get bullied by other drivers. The worst part is that you might even start bullying other drivers. “Keep Your Calm” Another bully prevention technique on the road is to stay calm and focus on your diving especially when the traffic is heavy. Even if you are in a hurry to get to work in the morning and you are already running late, keep your calm. You will never get to the office at all if you meet and accident or you end up in a fight with another driver on the road. In fact, if you meet an accident and land in the hospital, you will not be able to report to the office at all for the new few days or worst; you could end up in a morgue and never be able to go to work at all, ever!

Don’t pound on your horn in bumper to bumper situations it does not help and causes annoyance to the other drivers. The more you honk the worse it becomes and it can start a situation that is not so easy to stop. Quick lane changing and cutting other drivers off is not good driving and should be avoided. Treating other drivers as you would want to be treated is the best driving policy and a good way to prevent road bullying.

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