Excerpts from my upcoming book: Road Rage Justified
So, being the independent and cost-aware woman that I am, I decided to teach my 4 teenage children how to drive. Some would say, to maintain your sanity, pay the money to send them to driving school. Well, sanity is relative, right? The first child was really aggressive with her studying and was eager to get a permit and ultimately a license. The second child is my backseat, side seat, checking mirrors for everyone who drives person. The third is so eager it is a bit scary…… The fourth is sitting back watching everyone else, wondering if driving is really necessary, thinking maybe I can make enough money to have a driver. This experience opened my eyes to how dangerous and anxiety inducing driving can be. In watching their reactions in the car, not only is the driver impacted, but all the passengers as well.
The top anxiety inducting driving habits thus far are tailgating, horn honking, and swerving cars. The top dangerous driving habits thus far are speeding and distracted driving. As a parent trying to teach her children to be safe, law abiding drivers, I get frustrated when they have to deal with these types of behaviors. It has literally driven me to think there may be instances where Road Rage is Justified. There have been times I wanted to run down a car and make them pull over, just to tell them how they are making it hard for me to teach my children to drive. Other times, I’ve felt like running people off the road for being so rude. I know this is not being a good example for my children, but the momma bear in me wants to protect them at all costs. Helping my children not develop aggressive behaviors while driving has become my main focus. Sharing how I’ve dealt with driving situations along the way will be my gift to society and other parents who dare to teach their teens to drive.
The Sharp Doc 