This control gives you confidence and when confidence levels are high you begin to really see things. Your sense of hearing heightens and you start to feel good. When you feel good and in control you start to make better decisions and that's pretty important when you are driving a vehicle in excess of 30mph! So next time you are in the car LOOK at the environment. I mean really look and take in the colours, the movement and the impression it is having on your feelings. Notice the feel of the steering wheel in your hands and the way your feet press down on the pedals. Become acutely aware of what you are seeing around you to the front, the rear, the right and to the left. Look at other drivers and not just the vehicle they are driving and guess what? They will see you! I do this all of the time on my motorcycle. You get noticed if you look at the driver...you really do! Trust me; on a motorcycle, you want to be seen...all of the time!
When you start to take notice of the world around you your behaviours in the vehicle will start to change because your perceptions are changing. Good behaviours are the key to safe driving and if you begin to notice negative reactions in yourself, such as aggression... STOP! and then get back to the job of driving.
Negative behaviours if not checked will snowball out of control and just like a snowball rolling downhill they get larger and larger and are more difficult to halt.
Finally then when the environment is under control and behaviours are observed your skills in driving begin to improve because, probably, for the first time in ages you are driving the car!
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