| Consideration is defined as: thoughtful or sympathetic | | | | You will be amazed, that once you are in the habit of |
| regard or respect; thoughtfulness for others: If you | | | | letting people in front of you, suddenly as if by magic, |
| have been reading our editorials on defensive driving, | | | | other drivers will suddenly start letting you in front of |
| then you know that Awareness is a recurring theme in | | | | them. Don't believe me? Try it for 1 week and then tell |
| many of them. | | | | me it doesn't work. Not everyone will respond to your |
| Making a connection with the above 2 states of mind | | | | thoughtfulness, some people can still be jerks. But most |
| is easy. If your aware, then it is simple to take the | | | | will, a smile a wave... pretty good feelings for you too. |
| short step to being considerate. Consideration of other | | | | The secret chemistry behind this is likewise pretty |
| drivers is a trademark of great drivers... drivers I think | | | | simple. When the other guy is treated nicely, your deed |
| of as Pros. | | | | becomes part of their awareness. So instead of |
| Of the many issues that separate good drivers from | | | | habitually pulling in front of others, many will remember |
| bad, a lot if not most of them take place inside the car. | | | | your letting them in and reciprocate to the next person |
| Things like keeping the distractions to a minimum. And | | | | in the sequence. Like rings spreading from a pebble |
| let's not forget the phone. A car is not the new phone | | | | dropped in a pond. |
| booth... regardless of what others may tell you. | | | | Why not take the one week challenge and give it a |
| Add this to your attitude while driving. Are you in a | | | | shot. The absolute worst that can happen is you might |
| good mood? Are you upset about something? Here is | | | | feel good about your driving. Once that happens, you |
| a good test of whether you should be driving right | | | | are on your way to becoming a Pro... in fact your |
| now; are you able and willing to be considerate to | | | | almost there! |
| others? If not park and cool down. | | | | Your evolution moves quickly when you look for |
| If you insist on a personal standard of politeness, a | | | | opportunities to be thoughtful. It takes attention... once |
| number of critical emotional components line up | | | | you "get it" then everything else falls into place. All the |
| perfectly. None of us can be considerate when we | | | | distractions inside the car take 2nd seat to what's |
| are focused inside of ourselves... not paying attention | | | | going on outside... where the real action is. |
| to what's going on around us. It's OK in your bedroom... | | | | Focus on this and you will shortly find that all your |
| it is not OK in a moving vehicle. Let's go back to the | | | | driving skills have mystically improved. And the final |
| attention word again. When you pay attention, you | | | | bonus is you will be proud of yourself for becoming a |
| automatically think ahead and notice those constant | | | | good driver... in fact, better than most :) right? |
| opportunities that occur to give the other guy a break. | | | | |