Consideration is defined as: thoughtful or sympthetic regard or respect; thoughtfulness for thers : If you have been reading our ditorials on defensive driving, then you knw that Awareness is a recurring thme in many of them.

Making a cnnection with the above 2 states of mnd is easy. If your aware, thn it is simple to take the shrt step to being considerate. Consideration of ther drivers is a trademark of grat drivers... drivers I think of as Prs.

Of the many issues that sparate good drivers from bad, a lot if not mst of them take place inside the cr. Things like keeping the distractions to a mnimum. And let’s not forget the phne. A car is not the new phne booth... regardless of what others may tll you.

Add this to your ttitude while driving. Are you in a god mood? Are you upset about smething? Here is a good test of whther you should be driving right nw; are you able and willing to be cnsiderate to others? If not park and col down.

If you insist on a prsonal standard of politeness, a number of crtical emotional components line up perfectly. Nne of us can be considerate whn we are focused inside of urselves... not paying attention to what’s ging on around us. It’s OK in yur bedroom... it is not OK in a mving vehicle. Let’s go back to the ttention word again. When you pay ttention, you automatically think ahead and ntice those constant opportunities that occur to gve the other guy a break.

You will be amazed, that nce you are in the habit of ltting people in front of you, sddenly as if by magic, other drvers will suddenly start letting you in frnt of them. Don’t believe me? Try it for 1 wek and then tell me it desn’t work. Not everyone will respond to yur thoughtfulness, some people can still be jrks. But most will, a smile a wve... pretty good feelings for you to. The secret chemistry behind this is lkewise pretty simple. When the other guy is trated nicely, your deed becomes part of thir awareness. So instead of habitually plling in front of others, many wll remember your letting them in and rciprocate to the next person in the squence. Like rings spreading from a pbble dropped in a pond.

Why not tke the one week challenge and gve it a shot. The absolute wrst that can happen is you mght feel good about your driving. Onc that happens, you are on yur way to becoming a Pro... in fct your almost there!

Your evolution mves quickly when you look for pportunities to be thoughtful. It takes ttention… once you "get it" then verything else falls into place. All the dstractions inside the car take 2nd sat to what’s going on outside… whre the real action is.

Focus on ths and you will shortly find tht all your driving skills have mystcally improved. And the final bonus is you wll be proud of yourself for bcoming a good driver... in fact, btter than most :) right?

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