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In order to be courteous to a fellow driver, one first has to be mindful of them… to acknowledge them… isn’t that true? The dictionary uses the expression “consideration toward others” to describe courtesy.

Let’s reflect on this for a mo, shall we? The more you progress toward being a skilled driver, the easier it is to notice that the common denominator to defensive driving is your feel of what’s going on beyond your vehicle body bounds.

Most all the issues, less one, that can transform one into an unsafe driver revolve around events inside the car. Phone calls, talking to passengers, email, listening to music… all this stuff is what distracts you from focusing on fellow drivers.

Another component here is your attitude. Excogitate it, if you are displeased about something, a vehicle is not the best spot to be and you should be self-aware enough to adjust your mode of driving till you chill out, or not drive at all. Your criterion should always be courtesy.

If you are courteous then a bunch of nice things are going on in that CPU in your head. When you are nice, you are focusing on what’s going on outside your vehicle. You are also mindful to fellow drivers' demands, which is as decent as it gets. There are lots of chances on the routine journey around town to be nice to other people. They may not each time find your respect, but they generally do. In my long experience those little favors you distribute to complete strangers generally get returned to you by other complete strangers as if by white magic… kind of cool really. You all of a sudden discover drivers allowing you into tight spots when earlier they acted up like dorks… white magic I warn you.

If you will merely try to be as polite as possible to fellow drivers for a week, I call you will be stunned. It really alters your whole view on driving while at the same time clearly identifying you as a true class act. Who among us doesn’t aspire to be a class act?

What ends up going on, is that you shortly find yourself seeking occasions to cut the other guy some slack, which makes you feeling good about your actions. It also directs you… pay attention here… directs you beyond the bubble in your car. You are focusing on what’s going on out there much more, when you try to be courteous to fellow drivers.

This little practice in human relations can catapult you from a mediocre driver to a safe one in no time. So… you if you seek to be an expert driver, it’s easy… just give the other guy a break. Even if they don’t acknowledge it, you will be a better person and a better driver for doing it.