Leon James, author of "Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering clear of Highway Warfare" recommends the following three methods to help reduce the incidents of aggression and associated road rage incidents:
1. Acknowledge the problem - realize you tend to react poorly when incident occurs, take a deep breath and give yourself a moment to gain perspective.
2. Record yourself - set a voice recorder and narrate your drive as if you are doing a play by play. What you hear during playback may be a little frightening.
3. Make monkey noises - sing, tell jokes, make weird sounds, whatever it takes to make yourself laugh and lighten the mood.
1. Acknowledge the problem - realize you tend to react poorly when incident occurs, take a deep breath and give yourself a moment to gain perspective.
2. Record yourself - set a voice recorder and narrate your drive as if you are doing a play by play. What you hear during playback may be a little frightening.
3. Make monkey noises - sing, tell jokes, make weird sounds, whatever it takes to make yourself laugh and lighten the mood.
The following infographic from webSURGE highlights some practical avoidance techniques:
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