Speaking on a more serious note, one doesn’t have to go fast most of the time. Most of the average person’s driving is street traffic and not highway.
I used to drive like most everyone else. I always saw it as getting ‘there’ as fast as possible and why are these idiots getting in my way.
Now I see that I was an idiot. I was one of those whose driving could lead to accidents for others.
I read a story that told how to deal with road rage. That was step one. Step two was proving to myself that I could drive slower than everyone else and yet arrive faster than others.
Also, wear and tear on tires, engine reduced.
More reaction time in case others have to brake or jump to another lane to avoid something.
I arrive in a relaxed state.
I get to laugh as I roll past the Mario Andretti types at the stoplight because they went faster.
I use the same technique on the highway , especially during backups. I’ve learned to keep my cool while I watch the Lane hoppers. They see the lane next to them open a little and boom, they switch over to it (often without even signalling). Then that lane starts backing up and they watch for the lane they were in before to open up and they hop back over. They never get it that the reason the ‘open’ lane ‘closes’ back up is because of THEM and the other drivers doing the same. It’s a shame that Driver’s Ed can’t teach young drivers what is important. Even if they had I’m sure I wouldn’t have listened.
I’ve also noticed, being older, the competition factor at stop lights. If you react quickly on green and take off ahead of cars next to you, they will speed up enough to pass you and then set their speed based on where (how far) they are going before they have to turn or stop. It’s a psychological thing which we are basically PROGRAMMED to do. Maybe that’s why they call it the human RACE.
I've never had a problem with "road rage" because I'm usually too engrossed in the book I am reading to look out of the bus window and take note of the traffic.
In one case, I was so enmeshed in the book I was reading that I hadn't noticed that the train I was riding had already reached the final station, let off all the other passengers, and then proceeded to the maintenance yards!
Stay safe, FRiend!
Regards,