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In order to be respectful to a fellow human being, one first has to be mindful of them… to notice the presence of them… isn’t that correct? The dictionary uses the phrase “consideration toward others” to depict courtesy.

Let’s consider this for a mo, shall we? The more you move on toward being a safe driver, the easier it is to observe that the common denominator to defensive driving is your feel of what’s developing beyond your car body borderline.

Most all the issues, less one, that can convert one into an evil driver revolve around events inside the vehicle. Phone calls, talking to passengers, checking text messages, music… all this stuff is what distracts you from paying attention.

The other constituent here is your mind-set. Chew over it, if you are irritated with something, a vehicle is not the best place to be and you should be self-aware enough to conform your manner of driving till you calm down, or not drive at all. Your criterion should always be courtesy.

If you are respectful then a bunch of good things are developing in that CPU in your braincase. When you are courteous, you are paying attention to what’s developing outside your car. You are also paying attention to fellow drivers' wants, which is as good as it gets. There are heaps of opportunities on the routine ride around town to be respectful to other drivers. They may not always detect your courtesy, but they usually do. In my lengthy experience those small favors you portion out to complete strangers usually get returned back to you by other complete strangers as if by white magic… kind of cool in fact. You unexpectedly find fellow drivers allowing you into tight spots when earlier they acted like dorks… white magic I tell you.

If you will merely endeavor to be as nice as possible to fellow drivers for a week, I predict you will be stunned. It in fact alters your whole perspective on driving while at the same time undoubtedly identifying you as a real jimdandy. Who among us doesn’t wish to be a jimdandy?

What ends up developing, is that you shortly find yourself chasing occasions to cut the other guy some slack, which leaves you feeling proud of yourself. It also directs you… pay attention here… directs you outside of the bubble in your car. You are concentrating on what’s developing out there much more, when you endeavor to be respectful to fellow drivers.

This small practice in human relations 101 can propel you from an average driver to an expert in no time. So… you if you want to be a master driver, it’s that easy… just give the other guy a break. Even if they don’t value it, you will be a better person and a better driver for doing it.