Complete: 06/20/2013
I have a short temper. Combine with driving, and I had a bad case of road rage. Not that I would ever consider myself a flawless driver, but some habits on the road irked me. Some were just me being unnecessarily irritated (people who forget to turn their blinker off after making a successful merge), but others were for actions that are totally uncalled for (not following the appropriate zipper fashion of lane merging or cutting people off). It got to the point where my mom was concerned about how easily I got ticked off. Even I knew that all in all, it was not a good thing for me to be such an angry driver, especially considering how often I drive (commute to work 5 days a week with extra driving for leisure, etc). It ultimately is not worth it since it doesn't change the world by me getting angry at other drivers. So instead of just agreeing with my family's concerns, I opted to actually do something to address the issue and break myself of the habit.
My method of tackling this problem was to be a more chill, lenient driver. I learned to yield to other drivers more (it just makes things easier that way) and complain less about other people's habits. At first, it was hard, but learning to control my temper on the road didn't seem too difficult when I figured out that letting others do their rushing while I drive at my own leisurely pace worked out for the better.
There is no real complete date for when I stopped road raging, but I made sure that I didn't have any stray cases of bouts of anger before I could successfully say that I quit road raging. My sister has also noticed that she couldn't think up recent recollections of me expressing anger. Although there are times when I still want to say something, I do catch myself and try to keep the peace by not opening my mouth. Now if only I could be better about adopting safer driving habits (like not tailgating so closely to the car in front, which is another qualm that my sister and parents have with my driving)...
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