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excessive honkingormakingrudegestures. behaviors liketailgating,cuttingpeopleoff, comfortable engaginginriskydriving other driversagain,theymayfeelmore If driversfeelthattheyprobably won’tsee can causedriverstobeimpatient. Running behindforameetingorappointment can increase adriver’sangerlevel. spaceorevenwaitingforpassengers Heavy traffic,sittingatstoplights,lookingfora the norm. For somedrivers,aggressive drivingmaybe to them. Some driversmaythinktherulesdon’tapply measures couldbetakenwiththeemployee. rage incidentstoourSEPIoffice,disciplinary If themotoringpublicreport theseroad GEICO.COM o o WHAT TOREMEMBERWHENDRIVING o o o BEFORE YOUGETBEHINDTHEWHEEL yourself thevictimofaroad rageincident. protect yourselffrom aggressive driversorifyoufind Make sure youhavetherightcarinsurancepolicyto o o o o IF ANOTHERDRIVERACTSAGGRESSIVELY o o o HOW TO AVOID ROAD RAGE

say, waving to a driver who lets you in when merging. Use handgestures wisely.Keepgestures positive- slowly, keepinmindtheymightbelost. Give otherdriversabreak. Ifsomeoneisdriving the issuebefore itoccurs. something tohappenyoucansometimesresolve Be aware andanticipate.Ifyouexpect Ifyou’reCool off. upset,taketimetocalmdown. take unnecessaryrisks. going; you’re lesslikelytobecomeimpatient and Don’t rush.Giveyourselftimetogetwhere you’re and drivetothenearest policestation. driver isfollowingyou,keepyourdoorslocked Watch yourback. Ifyou’re worriedthattheother person confrontation, whichcouldbedangerous. Don’t stop.Stoppingcouldleadtoaperson-to- situation toescalate.Don’tmakeeyecontact. respond totheotherdriver;itcouldcause Don’t reciprocate. Ignore thetemptationto distance from theaggressive driver. down orevenexitthehighwaytokeepasafe Stay away.Safelychangelanes,graduallyslow could leadtoadangerous situationforeveryone. Don’t stoptoconfront anotherdriver. Stopping level foreveryoneontheroad. solve anyproblems; itwilljustincrease thestress Honkingoutoffrustrationwon’t thehorn. Lay off be driving. the carinfront, nomatterhowslowlytheymight Don’t tailgate.Alwayskeepasafedistancefrom

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