When a driver is behind you what should you do?

If vehicles are piled up behind you, pull over and let them pass when it is safe to do so. Check your rearview mirrors every few seconds to keep track of the approaching traffic. Make sure other drivers see you. Be sure to keep a safe distance (refer to Chapter 8) between you and the vehicle in front of you.

Why do drivers get so angry?

Even if we are so used to it that we don’t notice it anymore, we still feel some tension when we drive. Our heart rate increases, our muscles tense up, etc. What this means for anger is that we are primed for feeling strong emotions. That tension state makes us more likely to get angry when faced with a provocation.

Why do people get angry when they drive?

If you were an evil genius and wanted to develop a situation that made people angry, it would look a lot like driving. Here are four reasons why: Tension . Quite simply, driving is dangerous. Because it is dangerous, it makes us nervous. This is true whether we have been doing it for days, years, or decades.

Why do we get angry when another driver cuts us off?

Finally, part of what lends itself to the anger is that most of the time, the other drivers are unknown to us. This makes it really easy for us to label them negatively or make assumptions about why they did what they did. So, when another driver cuts us off, we can call him or her a “complete idiot” with no evidence to the contrary.

Why do people get so angry when someone rides their bumper?

If you come up behind someone driving 60 mph and can’t pass, you might get angry because he or she isn’t driving fast enough. If someone comes up and rides your bumper because you aren’t going fast enough, you might get angry at him or her for going too fast.

Why do we get nervous when we drive?

Here are four reasons why: Quite simply, driving is dangerous. Because it is dangerous, it makes us nervous. This is true whether we have been doing it for days, years, or decades. Even if we are so used to it that we don’t notice it anymore, we still feel some tension when we drive.

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