Thu, 17 May 2001Dear Dr. James,
Thank you for granting permission to use this quiz on road rage.
Our problem is that we do not have the information to score it when we set it up on our
site. Is there a way you can give us documentation on your scoring mechanism so that our
readers can get results from this quiz?
Thanks you very much for your time and attention.
Jim
Permission granted.
Leon James
DrDriving
A www.RoadRagers.com
Interactive Test
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5. Once you have answered every question, click on the submit button to see your
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Ensure that you answer all questions. Don't leave any answers blank.
1 I tailgate another driver to encourage them to speed up and go faster. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
2 I flash my lights in order to signal other drivers to move right. Least Like You
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3 I use obscene gestures with other drivers. Least Like
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4 I signal my lane changes. Least Like You
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5 I use my horn to indicate my irritation with other
drivers. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
6 I frequently change lanes to the left and the right to
get past slower traffic. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
7 If someone cuts me off I will try to return the favor.
Least Like You
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8 I normally drive the speed of the traffic as long as
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9 I try not to make eye contact with angry drivers.
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10 I react quickly when the light turns green. Least
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11 I use my cell phone while driving. Least Like You
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12 I try to be a polite and courteous driver. Least Like
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13 I stay right except to pass. Least Like You
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14 I drive the speed of the traffic. Least Like You
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15 I don't exceed the speed limit. Least Like You
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16 I get into confrontations with other drivers. Least
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17 I follow all motor vehicle laws. Least Like You
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18 I feel that all other drivers are complete idiots.
Least Like You
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19 When there is a conflict between me and another
driver, I am never the one who is at fault. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
20 I feel angry when another motorist does something
stupid. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
21 I think that it is important to drive to the speed of
the traffic.. Least Like You
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22 I think that most accidents are caused by drivers
less experienced than me. Least Like You
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23 I try to avoid driving behaviors that may irritate or
antagonize others. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
24 If someone lets me into their lane, I will wave at
them (or flash my lights) to acknowledge their kindness. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
25 I will avoid driving in another's "blind spot". Least
Like You
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26 I think that most drivers who pass me are "going way
too fast". Least Like You
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27 Slow drivers don't bother me, I just go around them.
Least Like You
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28 I am surely the best driver on the road. Least Like
You
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29 I only pass people who are going significantly slower
than me. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
30 If I see someone "flipping me off" I will return the
gesture. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
31 I think that there are a lot of slow drivers on the
road. Least Like You
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1 2 3 4 5
32 I will leave a space in front of my vehicle in order
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Wed, 16 May 2001
hi my name is Anthony and I am doing a school project and I need a little help, do you
know the answer to the following question: In what month does a child run the biggest risk
of being hit by a car?: please e-mail back ASAP, I would greatly appreciate it...
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Wed, 16 May 2001
Re: I Promise Program
We managed to have a great article published in the on-line edition of the National
Underwriter's Property Casualty magazine. See:
http://www.nunews.com/pandc/hotnews/viewPC.asp?article=5_15_01_9_1394.xml If you have any
difficulty accessing the article and would like to see a copy, let me know and I will send
the file as an attachment.
Best,
Garrison
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Fri, 11 May 2001
Dear Dr. Driving:
I teach a work zone traffic control class for local highway departments in NY State. I
found your web site interesting, but it seems to focus on what we can do as drivers to
avert rage in ourselves. We do include a section on "human factors," but we
concentrate mostly on driver vision, reaction time, etc. We also tell them minimize the
disruption of traffic and act in a courteous but firm manner when acting as a flagger. Is
there anything else we can say to help them avoid bad situations and defuse them when they
do occur?
Thanks in advance,
Joel
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Fri, 18 May 2001
Dear Prof. James:
Thank you for that. This reinforces my suspicion that this would be a clear field for
research. I look forward to having an opportunity to consult your book with Prof. Nahl.
Doug Grant
On Thu, 17 May 2001, Leon James wrote:
Sorry Doug Grant, I don't have information on seatbelts and road rage.
Aloha,
Leon James
Also, I'd like to let you know that our new book has been published:
Leon James, Ph.D. and Diane Nahl, Ph.D.
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare
(Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2000)
ISBN 1-57392-846-1
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http://DrDriving.org
DrDriving@DrDriving.org
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"If you want to feel good, be good."
Ray Silverman
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Sat, 19 May 2001
Dear Dr.Leon,
I am Irene, student from faculty Psychology, Maranatha Christian University- Bandung
Indonesia.
My question is : What can I do for scoring about Moral Driving Intelligence?
Thank You for your help.
Sincerely
Ira
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Fri, 18 May 2001
Hello,
I am currently in my third and final year of studying psychology at the university of
Reading in the UK. I have been given an essay title concerning road rage. The question is
how has psychology helped our understanding of the phenomenon that is road rage? I have a
fair idea of where to start such as the frustration-aggression hypothesis in social
psychology but I need some other aspects of psychology to use in the essay. It would be
very much appreciated if you could assist me in my research for this essay.
Many thanks
Norman
Sat, 19 May 2001
Please in look in these files:
http://DrDriving.org/articles/testimony.htm
http://DrDriving.org/articles/driving_psy.htm
http://DrDriving.org/facts/references.htm
http://DrDriving.org/articles/book_toc.htm
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Sat, 19 May 2001
Dr, Driving-
I was caught a 2 in the morning in my parents car without a license. The cops were very
nice and only gave me a ticket for driving without a license and not offroading on private
property. They didn’t give me any towing charges either. I am supposed to get my
license in a month. I have a court date next week. What am I supposed to do in order to
get my license on time. Several kids in my town have been caught yet they got their
license on time. Also will my insurance be effected and how badly. I live in N.J.. Please
write back with ways for me to succeed in receiving my license with the least amount of
penalties.
Thank You
B.B.
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Thu, 17 May 2001
Dr. James:
I am Danny, host of The Right Turn network radio program. Thank you for agreeing to be
a part of the show this Saturday morning. I know how it is to have to rise at 4 or 5 AM on
the weekend. Since I have not read your book, (I am scanning your congressional testimony)
here are some rather obvious questions I would like to begin our conversation with: Why is
it that Road Rage has become so common in the last few years? What are the major
contributing factors to the increased incidents of what is now being called Road Rage?
What kind of person is a candidate for exploding with rage? Don't most drivers at one time
or another experience Road Rage either as a victim of it or lashing out at another driver?
How can drivers keep from being part of the problem? These will no doubt lead us into
other areas that will quickly eat of the time we have. Look forward to speaking with you
Saturday morning, and don't let me forget to credit your co-author.
Danny
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Mon, 21 May 2001
I am interested in your TEE Cards. Could you please send me some information about
them?
Mon, 21 May 2001
Sorry but we didn't produce the TEE Cards. However, if you'd like to print anyone for
your personal use, go ahead. For commercial use you'll need written permission.
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Mon, 21 May 2001
Dear Dr. Driving,
Good morning.
If we want to introduce stress management in driver education (in theory class), what
should be the main contents? Where could we get the notes? What are the main roles of
driving instructors when teaching the young drivers on the skills of driving? It was often
said that accidents were due to the attitudes and the faults of drivers
(human), how could
we change their attitudes in order to reduce the accidents. What are lacking in the
present driver education system?
Thanks.
Best regards,
Charon
Mon, 21 May 2001
Your questions have already been answered in our new book. Please consult it:
Leon James, Ph.D. and Diane Nahl, Ph.D.
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare
(Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2000)
ISBN 1-57392-846-1
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Mon, 21 May 2001
Dear Diane,
Thanks for taking the time to speak with me today. You were a great help. I spoke with
my producer and he asked if you would be available for an interview in the not to distant
future?? I will keep you posted. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Kathlene
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Tue, 22 May 2001
Dear Dr. Nahl and Dr. James,
I am looking for a good picture of a traffic jam in Hawaii for use in a brochure for a
nonprofit I am working for. Something that visually demonstrates what we don't want. Any
chance you would have a shot or two we could use?
Nathan C.
Wed, 23 May 2001
Hi Nathan C.,
I'm sorry but we don't have any photos of traffic jams in Hawaii (or other places).
Perhaps you can search the local papers--they sometimes have such coverage. Another
possibility is to use shots from the traffic cam -- they have them on the Web now.
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Tue, 22 May 2001
I have seen school bus drivers speeding, improperly changing lanes, following too close
and failing to yield the right of way, not signaling properly and even some times not at
all. One day I saw a school bus driver driving a bus loaded with children while he was
wearing stereo headphones and smoking a joint. I know some bus drivers are good at what
they do but I see on a regular basis a heck of a lot of very unsafe and school bus drivers
and several that are deliberately so. I have also seen on several occasions bus drivers
that have allowed ample time for traffic to stop before using stop arm and red lights and
in some cases letting children off the bus when unsafe to do so. Where are all the so
called experts when all this is going on? Oh , I forgot to mention that crossing railroad
tracks without stopping and opening doors happens far too often too. No I’m not
talking about exempt tracks.
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Wed, 23 May 2001
Hey, I have a question. What is the best way to learn how to drive? one other question.
Where do I start to learn how to drive? Well, do I supposed to go to!
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Wed, 23 May 2001
hello
my name is Jaycinda. I am a mother of three boy's and a wife. on April 23, 2001 my sons
and I went for a bike ride and on our return the lady driver of a Cadillac struck my 9 yr
old and turned around and followed us home where she rolled her window down and told me to
get off the road. I was also pulling a bike buggy with my 4 and 6 yr old inside of it.
when she struck me twice. please I need help on getting this public and that we will not
stand for this kind of behavior any longer. I have tried to press charges and I have been
told I do not have a case yet I have three witnesses and my family. the police told me to
be happy I was not crippled and the o j Simpson beat and killed his wife, he won his case.
plus that I could leave with the understanding that we know who she is and that we should
be happy that we have closure of who she is. also that I have knowledge to help my family
and friends as to how to handle these matters. ect. ect. ect. any assistance would be
greatly appreciated. this person also happens to be a public relations consultant.....
Jaycinda
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Wed, 23 May 2001
Hello! I am taking a 6 week summer psychology course and we are to conduct either a
questionnaire or come up with an experiment on something. My group choose to do road rage
and frustration. I was wondering if you could provide any handouts to us or could help to
lead us in the right direction. We need at least 10-12 journal articles to help write our
paper and to assist us in our findings. Anything you could provide to us as soon as
possible that would be helpful would be terrific. My address is:
Marnie
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Thu, 24 May 2001
Are u turns always illegal, or only where posted "No u turn" ?
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Mon, 28 May 2001
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
I LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND AT PRESENT AM TRYING TO COMPLETE MY MA IN PSYCHOLOGY. ONE OF
THE RESEARCH ARTICLES I AM WRITING CONCERNS THE EFFECTS OF ETHNIC DIFFERENCES ON ROAD
RAGE. WOULD YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION FOR ME OR ANY RESEARCH ARTICLES WRITTEN ON OR
PERATINING TO THE ABOVE? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU COULD SEND ME. I WOULD OF COURSE
LET YOU HAVE A COPY OF MY RESEARCH ONCE I HAVE COMPLETED IT.
THANK YOU,
CHARLAMANE
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Tue, 29 May 2001
Dr. James:
I'm going ahead with the story on songs and memory for New Scientist. Would you be
willing to talk by phone some time in the next few days? Tomorrow works best for me, and
today is second-best.
Thanks,
Barry
Thursday, May 17, 2001
Hi Barry,
To answer your question about tunes in the head playing themselves off irrespective of
our wishes: Only those songs or tunes will do this that we acquire. We acquire songs or
tunes when we love them and rehearse them, or rehearse them because they are played in our
presence and we hear them and focus on them while we hear them. This rehearsal establishes
memory "engrams" or other networking features that are made of
"bundles" of neural (synaptic) connections. The song or tune is now permanently
recorded in your mind, and in the cells of your brain. All memories can be activated by
various "trigger" stimuli and it's not always easy to localize or identify
precisely what these triggers are in any situation--e.g., words, topics, tunes, feelings,
moods--but these are "associated" emotional meanings that are connected to the
engram of the song. Incidentally, I never never have this happening to me, though I wish
for it. I cannot sing a single song or tune.
I made up a song in my childhood, and some
nonsense poems--these do play themselves off when triggered. My wife on the other hand
constantly has songs playing in her head. In fact at one point she had to focus on
"detriggering" herself because she didn't want these songs and words be part of
her thinking and mood any more. Hope this helps. Get back to me if you have
additional
issues in your mind about it. My Ph.D. dissertation (McGill University, 1962) was about
repetition of songs: I drew charts based on data from Variety Magazine's listings of the
"Hit Parade" on national radio. I showed that the more a song is played on the
air, the faster it disappears from the charts (measured by weeks of listing in the top
50). I attributed this to the phenomenon of "semantic satiation" which I was
studying:
The more you hear something the less meaning it has until all meaning vanishes
for awhile. The article was published under my former name: Jakobovits, L.A. Studies of
fads: I. The 'Hit Parade.' Psychological Reports, 1966, 18, 443-50. Here is a file that
shows how my students analyzed the spiritual meaning of songs:
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/499s2000/masize="3a/file8.html
You can go to my site and type in songs in the Pico search engine--you'll find various
things in my student reports.
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy/leon.html
Aloha,
Leon James
Professor of Psychology
University of Hawaii
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Tue, 29 May 2001
Sounds good. I'll try you around 9 Hawaii time tomorrow.
Thanks,
Barry
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
OK, tomorrow Wednesday at around 9 to 10 AM Hawaii time (12 to 1 West Coast time).
808-261-2382 Please email confirmation. Thanks.
Leon James
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Fri, 25 May 2001
Dr. James,
Thank you for visiting with me this morning. It's good to see that aggressive driving
and road rage is being discussed in many venues. As you recall, we are putting together
our annual audio tape free for our customers, called Safety Talk Audio. This year's topic
is on aggressive driving and road rage. Great West would be appreciate it if you would
grant us permission to use some of your materials on the internet that would add impact to
the audio tape. Great West would, in turn, cite you as a contributing source. Other
contributors are AAA and NETS. If you would like us to include or anything specifically,
we would be glad to accommodate. Also, this fall we are creating a campaign called Stop
Critical Crashes and it will highlight road rage and aggressive driving. You mentioned a
video course that may be useful in this capacity. Thank you for allowing us to join
together to help reduce road rage on our highways.
Sincerely,
Gwen
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Fri, 25 May 2001
Hello Dr. James,
I am working on a story about aggressive driving for the Under 25 magazine which goes
to young people under 25, has a circulation of about 800,000 and is distributed
nationally. I would like to speak with you about issues pertaining to aggressive driving.
I saw your Website and your name has been suggested to me by people familiar with the
issue here in San Antonio and also by the AAA Foundation. If you could give me a call at
your earliest convenience, I would appreciate it Thank you very much.
Jasmine
Fri, 1 June, 2001
Jasmine,
I found this document summarizing what's on DrDriving. It can help you at this stage I
think.
Dr.James
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October 2, 2000.
DrDriving Topics
Leon James and Diane Nahl
Kailua, Hawaii
DrDriving@DrDriving.org
1. Road Rage--What is it? Who has it? Why is it happening now? How do we avoid it?
2. Aggressive Driving--How does the law define it? What do people consider to be
aggressive driving? How widespread is it? What are the top aggressive driving behaviors?
Which cities have the highest rate of aggressive driving? How do you deal with it? Who is
an aggressive driver? How do I assess myself on it? What do I do about it? Aggressiveness
in relation to type of vehicle, gender, geographic area.
3. Stress and Driving--Why is driving stressful? Does it have health effects? How do I
reduce my stress in traffic?
4. Driving Angry--Why do drivers get angry? What triggers anger? Is venting anger
helpful? Who gets most angry? How can you reduce anger behind the wheel?
5. Congestion and Frustration--Is congestion ever going to improve? Which cities have
the most congestion? How does it affect our quality of life? What's the best way to handle
it?
6. Music and Driving--Why do drivers like to listen to music? Does it have an effect on
their driving? Is some music more calming than others? Is some type of music too exciting
for driving?
7. Men and Women Drivers--Do they drive differently? How do crash and fatality
statistics differ for men and women? Why do women drivers have a bad reputation among men?
8. Distracted Driving--How big is this problem? What does it include? How does it
happen? How do I assess my tendency to drive distracted?
9. Emergency Vehicles--How big a problem is ambulance chasing? Who is doing it and why?
What's being done about it? Why don't drivers get out of the way of emergency vehicles?
The EMS perspective.
10. Rushing--Why are we in a hurry all the time? How does rushing affect other drivers?
Is it aggressive to drive in a hurry?
11. Drunk Driving--How does the law define it and what are the penalties? Designated
drivers. Breath analyzers and BAC levels. Sobriety check points. MADD.
12. Driving Emotionally Impaired--When do our emotions interfere with our driving? How
do we avoid it and regain control?
13. Driving and Cell Phone Use--How dangerous is it? Should it be illegal? Can we train
ourselves to use it safely?
14. Driving Drowsy--Is it a big problem? How do I avoid it? What are the signs? How
dangerous is it compared to drunk driving?
15. Teen Driving--Why is their crash rate so high? When should they get their permit?
What impact does peer pressure have? How do cruising and partying in the car contribute to
teen crash and fatality rates? Underage drinking. SADD. What is graduated licensing? How
can parents help? Scenario analysis to build critical thinking about driving (There are
always new cases to analyze from the media and the courts). What courses are available?
Distance education courses.
16. Older Drivers--Is there an age at which one should give up driving? What are the
symptoms? Is it fair to impose restrictions? How can older drivers compensate for
declining physical ability?
17. Drivers and Bicyclists--Is there a war between them? Who is affected? What groups
are involved in activism?
18. Traffic Calming--What is it? Why install road bumps and traffic circles when cars
are just going through an area? Benefits and opposition.
19. Ramp Meters--Why are they needed? Are there going to be more of them? How can
drivers adapt to them? What public agencies can do to reduce anxiety and frustration.
20. Intelligent Highways and Cars--What are they? Do they exist now? What's planned for
the immediate future? Will it make a big difference?
21. Mobile Computing--What communications equipment are being placed in cars? How do
people use them? Is there a safety problem? Are there laws about it? Should there be more
required training?
22. Rubbernecking--How does it hinder traffic? What are traffic waves? How can you
minimize them?
23. Drivers and Passengers--Is there a battle between them? Do passengers have rights?
What is bad and good passenger behavior? What are a driver's responsibilities towards
passengers?
24. Speed Limit Enforcement--The Great Speed Limit Debate on the Web. What organized
groups are there against speed limits? What is a Speedtrap Registry? How effective are
they? What's their thesis?
25. Partnership Driving--Enlist your passengers to help you become a better driver. How
to proceed. Benefits.
26. SUVs--How do people feel driving them? Why do people buy them? How do people in
smaller cars feel around SUVs? What impact has the tire recall had?
27. Driver Support Groups--What are QDCs (Quality Driving Circles)? How do they work?
Who should be in them? What are their benefits?
28. Driving Around Trucks--What is the "No Zone"? How do truckers feel about
4-wheelers? Why do people complain about large trucks? Are they dangerous to the public?
29. Driving Informatics--The new information field covering the many new areas in
society that have become connected to cars--DMV databases, travel, communications,
computing, law enforcement, insurance, consumer groups, sales, advertising, automotive
medicine, traffic psychology, driver education, dashboard dining, anger management, the
Web, e-mail, e-commerce, entertainment industry, road management, traffic calming,
speedtrap registries, and others.
30. Children in the Car--Driver education begins when we ride in cars driven by adults.
How to avoid teaching them to become aggressive drivers when they grow up. Helpful
activities with children in cars.
31. Driver Education--The new curriculum for lifelong driver education K through 12.
Road rage against children. Children's road rage. Critical thinking. Affective education.
32. Aggressive Driving Initiatives by Police--What are they? Who funds them? How do
they operate? How are they trained for it? How do they combine education with enforcement?
33. Dashboard Dining--Who eats in cars, how often? What new fast food products make it
easier or safer to eat while driving? What are the concerns?
34. Photo Radar--Red light running--why people do it. How does photo-radar work?
Automatic ticketing by mail. Benefits and concerns.
35. Training Our Traffic Emotions--What are traffic emotions? Why do we need to
identify our irrational driving rules? How can we become emotionally intelligent drivers?
What is the Three-step Program for driver self-improvement training? Critical thinking for
emotional challenges--how to be prepared. What is the driver's prime directive.
36. Traffic Stops--How should the driver behave? What not to do. Law enforcement
perspective. Public's perspective. The use of video cameras.
37. Driver's Diary--Keeping a log of your mistakes. Recording yourself thinking aloud.
Other self-witnessing methods suitable for changing your driving personality.
38. Traffic Violator Schools--Who gets to take it. Typical curriculum and new
aggressive driving components. Benefits and incentive programs
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Tue, 29 May 2001
I am a 15 years old boy and I am slightly interested in the distance course. Can you
send me more information. Like about exactly how many questions there are in the distance
learning course and how much money is total? Is it only $65 total for the distance course
or does it also cost another $249.00 on top of that. Please send me more information.
Thanks.
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Tue, 22 May 2001
Dear Dr. James and Dr. Nahl-
I'm a freelance writer in Detroit, MI, working on stories for 2 Ford owner-only web
sites for Ford's ad agency. The sites are password protected, but you can see the main
screens at www.myfseries.fordvehicles.com and myexcursion.fordvehicles.com
. Each site
contains articles that highlight topics of interest to F-Series truck owners and Excursion
sport-utility vehicle owners. We're interested in road rage as it applies to pickup truck
owners and SUV owners. Are they targeted more often? Are they the perpetrators more often?
I saw quite a bit of info on your site, and have just ordered the book, but hope to catch
10 or 15 minutes of your time as well. In addition, I'd like to write another story about
how road rage affects children, and how to explain/avoid such incidents. It's summer now,
and the Michigan state tree, the construction cone, is alive and sprouting all over! I'll
call tomorrow, your time, and see if I can catch you.
Thanks,
Correne
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Wed, 30 May 2001
Hi Doctor,
My name is Andrew and I am an EVOC Instructor and Instructor trainer in S Florida. I
have been involved with driver improvement and emergency vehicles for 11 years. I am
currently serving as the State of Florida EVOC chairperson for a sub-committee, we are
currently proposing legislation to reinforce our existing EVOC requirements. I have been
fortunate enough to have the opportunity of establishing EVOC programs where they have
never existed (from ground-zero) all over the Nation and the Caribbean. I love this
web-site and would like to suggest the following: Can you please discuss or put out
information on legislation, training requirements, rules or lack of.....and I stress lack
of. On what is required on behalf of the EVO in respects to training, who can teach this
very critical subject where training is required, who is teaching this subject and most
importantly the your opinion on the importance anfd priority this subject is given in EMS.
I have tons of information and surveys conducted over the last 5 years that may be useful
and would like to share it with you. I have a chart that has outlined every State and what
they require and why or why not. The truth is sad but shocking. As much as the public may
need education and as much as we may educate them, we will not avoid and or diminish the
terrible consequences of this issue if we don't take two steps back and look at what could
be our own worst enemy. Ourselves. I am looking forward to sharing info with you and
hopefully you will be able to talk more on this.
Andrew
Thu, 31 May 2001
Mr. Castro,
The topic of EVOC is indeed very important, I agree. I would certainly be glad to give
you a platform for sharing with the public and experts the information you have been
compiling, as well as your statements on what is desirable to do to increase safety. If
you send me attachment files in HTML (one Save As.. option on most word processors), I
could upload them to my server and put a link to them on relevant other pages and the
directory. If you want to keep them updated or add to them, you can also email me the new
files that will replace the old. Be sure your name and position appears on all the
documents, and a contact information.
Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving
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Thu, 31 May 2001
Dr James,
Thank you please give me till next week as I am preparing to leave to the Caymans to
teach EVOC. I was very impressed with the number of responses from everyone wanting to
know what's being done to punish or make tougher on the citizen who gets in our way. I
just think that it is just as if not more important to make all these inquires educated to
the very weak sometimes no training obtained by professionals driving these vehicles.
Unfortunately, the lack of requirements and attention given to this issue in EMS is
widespread and deadly and culminating in an "We (EMS) don't need the education, they
(Public) need punishment, move out of my way, I'm above you my truck is bigger"
attitude. Thanks for your attention and the information will be forthcoming. By the way
any information on EMS accidents or fatalities in Florida for 98,99?????
Respectfully,
Andrew
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Thu, 31 May 2001
Dear Dr. James,
My name is John, and I am an engineer and planner for Sprinkle Consulting, Inc., a land
planning firm based in Tampa and Washington D.C. We have become aware of the need for
safety measures in parking lots (from small commercial lots to regional shopping center
lots), but have not found substantial rules establishing safety measures for off-street
vehicular movement. I'm looking for National and/or Statewide criteria regarding these
safety measures (i.e. speed limit, stop signs, yield to pedestrians, speed humps/bumps,
pedestrian striping, etc.), and wanted to know if you are aware of it's existence and
source.
Sincerely,
John
Thu, 31 May 2001
Sorry John, I don't have this information on parking lots. Please share the information
with me if you come across it. I can post it on my DrDriving site.
Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving
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Fri, 1 Jun 2001
Hello
I have just started to learn to drive and I am crap. Are there any programs/games where
I can drive on the computer with out really kill any one please help
MysterY
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Fri, 1 Jun 2001
Still like the site, but aren't a lot of your things a little dated? You've still got
things there from 1999. Keep up the good work!
Matt
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Sat, 2 Jun 2001
What is a violation number 215??
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Sat, 2 Jun 2001
Dear Dr. James,
I am a graduate student in the Masters of Organizational Leadership program at Gonzaga
University, Spokane Washington. I am currently conducting a research project on road rage
and its correlation with workplace stress. I read that you have conducted extensive
studies of driver behavior. I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of
studies that have addressed the effects of workplace stress on the behavior of the driver.
Have you done any related research yourself? I would greatly appreciate any information
that you have to offer.
Thank you for your time,
James
Sun, 3 Jun 2001
Sorry but I have not done this research. In terms of "older" references to
the literature on driving, see this file:
http://DrDriving.org/facts/references.htm
This is a new topic, so you need to keep looking--good luck!
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Sun, 3 Jun 2001
Thank you VERY much for your prompt response to my questions! Very impressive. Thank
you for your information, as well. I will look for your book in Amazon tonight.
James
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Fri, 1 Jun 2001
I'm looking for someone familiar with the JPA and the system of EMS delivery in San
Mateo County.
Thx,
Thad
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Sun, 20 May 2001
1.22. Driver A tailgates driver B in the passing lane. Driver B notices it but takes a
long time to switch over to the right lane. Driver A gets angry and in order to retaliate,
he cuts into the right lane just ahead of driver B. Driver B has to slam on the brakes.
Driver A was justified in expressing his anger when driver B was blocking his way in the
passing lane. Yes 28% No 82% Thought you might want to know of a, presumably, typo. in the
Yes/No data in the self-test, "Are you an automotive vigilante?"
Brad
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Fri, 1 Jun 2001
Dr. Driving,
I would like to Order you Tee Cards, How and How Much? As you can see below I am the
Corp Safety and Health Advisor for The Georgia Power Company( Electric Utility ) here in
Georgia, I have the pleasure of supporting and advising over 2000 employees through out
the state as well as the Corp. Office. I am also on the Governor's Office of Highway
Safety Board as well as a member of The Georgia Safety, Health & Environmental
Advisory Board. I enjoy your web site, I reference it a lot during our safety meeting at
GPC.
Thanks You
Genieve
Sun, 3 Jun 2001
Thanks for your support and your interest in TEE cards. Actually we never got around to
producing them, though this is still our plan for the future. However I would be glad to
give you permission to print any of the ones you can use--and you can also adapt or modify
them to suit you. All I want is a reference to DrDriving.org where people can go for more
information. Also, I'd like a sample of the print itself to be sent to:
DrDriving.org
Good luck and let me know if you need any help in this process. I'd be glad to advise
you.
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Sun, 3 Jun 2001
I'm trying to find out what the penalty is for passing a school bus with lights
activated. I'm a bus driver and I know someone who has done this in Ohio. If you have any
info, I would appreciate it so much. Thanks!
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001
There is a subject that the airline community fails to acknowledge when it comes to air
rage. I don’t feel that its proportional to crowded flights or customer service. The
real problem is the banning of smoking on all flights. I watched a segment on air rage on
the Discovery Channel several months ago. I noticed that the people that they showed, were
either clutching a pack of cigarettes in their hands, or had them in a shirt pocket. I
traveled on airplanes as a kid, and people were offered smoking and non-smoking seats on
airplanes. But since our country has become s "health conscience”, smokers
rights have been stripped away more and more every year. You cant smoke in any areas of
the terminal, and if your on a long flight, you cant smoke on the plane. Plus, the person
drinks alcohol on the flight, the craving for a cigarette increases. this is a volatile
combination. so not only is the smoker irritated that he or she cant smoke, but they are
impaired by the alcohol, so the person loses control. I think they should have left
smoking available on all flights and I bet that the incidents would lessen. but I
don’t think that would happen anytime soon.
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001
Can you tell me driving directions to Mississauga, Toronto from New York City and how
long would it take. thank you in advance for your help.
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001
I am in total support of any legislation banning use of cell/mobile phones while
vehicle is in motion. Too many morons who cannot walk and chew gum at the same time are
attempting these more complicated tasks and failing much to the chagrin of all drivers
everywhere...
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001
To all the people that view school buses a hassle, I think you ought to really stop and
think about it. I drive a bus with handicapped kids. When we are loading a wheel chair we
are trying to make the student as safe as possible, and we are trying to do it quickly. We
also have time limits to get these kids to class on time. Why is it you don't seem to see
us or our little red stop sign, I can't even count the number of times cars pass us like
they don't even know we are there. I hold my breath every time a student has to cross in
front of the bus, all the while praying someone doesn't run over the poor kid. I have seen
children walking to and from school be hit by a car and truck, 3 this year alone. Is
getting somewhere on time really worth it?? Why can't people leave early and relax a
little? Talk about stress! You try getting behind the wheel and transporting live humans
who trust and count on you, while you are sharing the road with some of the biggest idiots
ever put on the face of the earth.
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001
looking for recent horror story of man who pulled a small dog from women and threw it
into traffic, it happened in san jose ca, any news on it thank you daria
Mon, 4 Jun 2001
Yes, you'll find it here:
http://DrDriving.org/rrnews.html#dog
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Mon, 30 Apr 2001
DrDriving, I have had difficulty with my public transportation. The city buses in
Northern California, of Walnut Creek, which is the County Connection, do not have any seat
belts located in them. While at any time passengers are being put at risk as transported.
Some drivers feel it's safe enough to talk on cell-phones while driving such a large
vehicle. Since they have failed to show concern, they are putting lives on the bus and the
road in danger. For being a disabled US citizen that has no chose but to put my life into
someone else's hands and ride the public transportation to get around, what would be your
perception about this situation?
From,
Dedrie
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Thu, 31 May 2001
Dr.Driving,
I am currently a senior in college at The State University Of New York at Cortland. I
am taking a Feature and Opinion Writing class and our next paper due is an Issues paper. I
thought Road Rage is a very popular Issue that effects people on a daily basis. I have
gone through your website and skimmed most of the information, which there is a lot of. My
problem is I need to interview at least three experts on the issue of road rage and was
wondering if you would mind helping me out. I'm sure on your web page you have addressed
every question I would even think of asking. Perhaps you could briefly give me a couple of
statements in regards to road rage among college students, or on college campuses or even
with new drivers such as teenagers. I would really appreciate it your comments, my paper
is due on March 8, so if you could respond ASAP, that would be great. Thank you so much
for your time,
Sincerely,
Lorene
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Sun, 3 Jun 2001
I have been driving a ole yeller school bus for about 5 years and it has been my
experience that motorist don't under stand the law. I think the law should be universal
and maybe the motoring public will understand it. I think it should be illegal to over
take from the rear a school bus that has it yellow light on. Oncoming traffic should slow
down and only pass when it is safe. I often stop just before my first stop and read the
paper, I pull over to the side of the road and put only my 4 Way emergency flashers on and
I'll sit there for a couple of minutes and look up and I’ll. see a half a dozen cars
stopped. Yet those same cars will run my reds most of the time. Go figure. I Like your bed
site. I am going to have James Link it to 2 safe schools. I discovered your web site by
accident.
Stan
Mon, 4 Jun 2001
Thanks for your kind comments, Stan. About what you said, I think drivers are not clear
about when to stop near school buses. Your 4 Way emergency flashers obviously are
interpreted as Do Not Pass Me Now. Now when you say "run my reds" what do you
mean--we don't have that here in Hawaii.
Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving
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Tue, 5 Jun 2001
I am concerned about my boyfriend who is in denial that he suffers from road rage. He
does not believe he has a problem, yet I and others can site numerous serious examples...
Where can I access info to help him get in touch with his problem before he kills someone?
Tue, 5 Jun 2001
Hi Jill,
It's good that you want to help him, and you're right about him being in danger, and
all who ride with him, and strangers also. I would recommend you give him our new book.
You can order it online at Amazon.com or in your local bookstore. You'll need to read it
together and do all the exercises. This might be the kind of support he'll need to read
the book since people in denial don't want to. Maybe you can strike a bargain with
him....Good luck and please write again in a few weeks.
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Tue, 5 Jun 2001
We operate defensive and fleet driving courses in Australia. I have been training
defensive driving for nearly 20 years. Our family are well known in the automotive
industry. My father, Jack, was a 3 time World Formula One Champion and the first person to
race a rear engine car at the Indianapolis 500. My two brothers (Geoff & David) and I
raced all over the world. My father was also an advisor to the Australian Road Safety
Commission. We are the most famous sporting family in Australia. We are doing quite a bit
in the fleet training area at the moment including driver training and road safety
consultancy. I would be interested in purchasing Road Rageous course so I can use the
material in my road safety workshops. We also provide a newsletter and fleet manuals to
our customers and would like to include extra material relating to road behavior. I would
also be interested in being a distributor of your material in Australia if you are
interested and/or adapt it for the Australian market. We are unique in our approach and
are very creative in developing road safety initiatives. I look forward to hearing from
you.
Kind regards,
Gary
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Tue, 5 Jun 2001
Sir, can an Pick up truck be driving at 35 MPH skid for 100' and impact another vehicle
hard enough to create a 3500 in damages for each vehicle. My question is with your
expertise can a vehicle driving at 35 MPH will skid 100' and do does damages? Please
clarify this to me.
Sincerely, aloha
Anton
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Thu, 7 Jun 2001
A survey by British PC maker Novatech, intended to take a lighthearted look at
techno-glitches, instead revealed the darker side of computing. One in every four
computers has been physically assaulted by its owner, according to the 4,200 respondents.
"The incidents of willful neglect have always been high," says the owner of a
New York computer repair shop. "We've always had to deal with computers damaged by
people who dumped their refreshing beverage on the computer's keyboard, or got tangled up
in the cords, bringing the computer crashing down off their desk." But recently, more
instances of intentional abuse are cropping up -- broken keys "from people smacking
down on the keyboard with an open hand or sometimes a fist," and more commonly,
"a sharp slap delivered to the monitor or the hard drive case. If you smack a machine
when the hard drive is spinning, you can kill the hard drive."
Most likely to provoke
abuse by British users were "oops" moments, like when sensitive e-mail is sent
to the wrong recipient, or a cache of previously visited porn sites is revealed at the
wrong time. But an Italian repair specialist said it was all part of the culture:
"People here tend to express themselves very emotionally. It is not uncommon for them
to hit their televisions, their scooters and their computers... And sometimes a fast smack
does fix the problem, you know." A retired psychology professor from Budapest sums it
up: "We treat our machines as if they are persons. We talk to them, we name them, we
even sometimes plead with and try to cajole the little god inside each machine. And when
the little god turns out to be evil we beat the machine to purge the demon."
(Wired.com 5 Jun 2001)
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,44284,00.html
Dr. Diane Nahl, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Information and Computer Sciences, Library and Information Science Program
2550 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822
www2.hawaii.edu/~nahl voice: 808-956-5809 FAX: 808-956-5835
dnahl@yahoo.com
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Wed, 6 Jun 2001
Dear Sir:
I am a reporting student at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. I am doing an
in-depth story on road rage as a class assignment. I am very interested in speaking with
you about you research and opinions on the subject. Please email me with a convenient time
that I can call you. If you would prefer, I could also send questions to you through
email. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Jewel
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001
Dr. James,
I'm a features reporter for The Fresno Bee newspaper working on a
story about Internet home pages. I found some of your work on the
Web (from your own home page, of course) and would like to talk to
you for my story. I'm particularly interested in the psychology of
web pages -- why do so many people have the urge to open their
"homes" for all the potential world to see? Does the typical
home-page builder fit the profile of a person who is already
outgoing, gregarious and well "linked" to his or her local
community, or do home pages give voices to people who normally
wouldn't be so demonstrative? Is there such a thing as sharing too
much, and if so, what does that say about the person who does? I'll
also be writing a shorter accompanying story with tips about ways to
make better home pages. I'm working on this project through next
Monday, June 11. If
you have time, I'd love to be able to chat with you for a few minutes. The Bee is a
190,000 circulation daily -- the largest in Central California -- and contributes stories
to the Scripps-Howard wire.
Thanks very much,
Drake
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Fri, 8 Jun 2001
Thanks for your reply. Could I call you about noon Monday (June 11) my time?
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Fri, 8 Jun 2001
Dear Dr. Driving,
I am a TV news reporter in Columbus, Georgia. I am doing a story on elderly drivers and
their safety. Are there any websites that may have statistics on a national or state level
dealing with the elderly and accidents. Also, do you know of any states that have laws
restricting senior drivers? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Barney
Fri, 8 Jun 2001
Hi Barney,
In answer to your questions I've pasted below various sources you can consult in
relation to elderly drivers, accidents, and restrictions.
Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving
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Based on the trial of nearly 225,000 drivers ages 67 to 84, researchers found those who
took long-acting benzodiazepines were 45 percent more likely to have an injury-causing car
accident within the first week of taking the medications, compared with elderly drivers
not taking these drugs. Common long-acting agents include Valium and Tranxene. The
importance of this problem is illustrated by the study finding that "on any given
day, one of every five older drivers was taking a benzodiazepine, despite package warnings
to avoid driving while on these medications." Because metabolism slows with age, the
effects of these particular long-acting drugs are amplified among the elderly. Those
involved in the trial say doctors who give their elderly patients benzodiazepines should
issue strong warnings against driving, preferably in front of a family member.
see this Web page:
http://www.allsands.com/Hobbies/elderlydrivers_upv_gn.htm
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Four common types of accidents involving elderly drivers are: intersection accidents,
accidents involving loss of control, rear-end collisions, and colliding with objects.
These accidents all have similar root-causes: improper visual habits, being easily
distracted, inattention, health problems while driving, and failure to observe traffic
signs.
Elderly drivers spend less time on the road than the average driver, therefore driving
skills become rusty. One of the most frequent causes of accidents with the elderly is
failure to observe all traffic signs properly such as a "One-Way Traffic" or
"No Passing Zone." Imagine driving on a one-way street, cresting over a hill,
then seeing a car coming the wrong direction heading towards you!
In a Central Texas city in 1998, there were 11 fatal accidents caused by drivers going
the wrong way! The majority of these drivers were over sixty-five years of age. With the
large "Baby Boomer" generation getting older, this type of accident may,
unfortunately, become more common. Regarding intersection accidents, the main causes are
failure to correctly judge the speed of cross traffic, and pulling out without seeing a
car coming due to loss of peripheral vision. Another cause of intersection accidents is
failure to notice the traffic lights. The lady who ran the red light and smashed into
another vehicle said, "I never saw the light, I was looking at the Christmas
lights." Lost-control type accidents are becoming more frequent with elderly drivers
from causes such as pressing on the wrong pedal (hitting the gas instead of the brake),
health problems (heart-attacks, strokes), and being easily distracted in the vehicle.
Rear-end collisions and striking a fixed object-type accidents are the result of
inattention, being distracted, health problems, and operator failure.
There are many reports of accidents where an elderly driver lost control of the vehicle
and drove into a building injuring or killing innocent people. There was one such
situation a few years ago where an elderly driver lost control of a car at O'Hare Airport.
The out-of-control vehicle struck several children -- resulting in one fatality and severe
injuries to others. The cause in this accident was determined to be the elderly driver
pressing on the gas instead of the brake. Remember, when conducting a test ride with an
elderly driver, look at where the foot is placed on the brake. Ensure that it is firmly in
the center part of the brake pedal and not on the right edge of the brake closest to the
gas pedal. It is very important that this poor habit be corrected immediately. Information
from the National Safety Council's "Accident Facts" informs us that 7,500
drivers, sixty-five years and older, where killed in vehicle accidents in 1997. The
accident involvement rate per million miles driven for elderly drivers was 11.5 and is the
highest of all other age groups.
See this Web site:
http://www.womanmotorist.com/sfty/mm-elderly-driver-03.shtml
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A recent New York Times Regional Newspaper Group poll shows 80 percent of voters
surveyed want drivers older than 75 to take exams before getting their licenses extended.
Even senior citizens think it's a good idea: Seventy percent of those 65 or older support
it, the poll says. The same poll, of 689 Florida voters conducted Feb. 24-29, showed most
people don't want law enforcement officers to have the power to stop them for not wearing
a seat belt.
See this Web site:
http://www.theledger.com/local/flapoll/12seat.htm
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Accident analysis
In this first part of the project, the number of casualties, the accident risk and the
involvement in accidents of the elderly was compared with the situation in other age
groups. The results of these analyses yielded the following conclusions: The traveled
fatality rate is highest for drivers over the age of 75. The traveled casualty rate is
highest for 18 to 24 year old drivers. Drivers over the age of 75 take second place. The
high traveled fatality rate of drivers over 75 is determined by a high degree of
vulnerability to a greater extent than in other age groups. The high traveled death rate
of 18 to 24 year old drivers, on the other hand, is to a greater extent determined by a
higher accident involvement rate. Therefore, elderly drivers, as compared to other
drivers, will benefit most from an improvement of secondary safety: reducing the injury
once an accident has taken place. A reduction in the number of accidents of elderly
drivers (primary safety) can be achieved by designing measures which are aimed at avoiding
the accident types caused by elderly drivers, such as right-of-way accidents, accidents as
a result of not allowing another road user to pass, and accidents caused by left turns at
intersections.
See this Web site:
http://www.swov.nl/en/actueel/swovschrift/Elderly_drivers__a_preliminary_study.html
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Well I hope this will help you. Let me know if you need something else.
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Fri, 8 Jun 2001
Dear Dr. James,
I have read your work and am writing to ask for your assistance in locating teaching
opportunities in Hawaii. I currently teach at a college on the mainland. I have attached a
copy of my resume. Anything that you can do will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Davis
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Fri, 8 Jun 2001
Dear Dr. Driving,
For introduction, I am Ira from Indonesia. Now, we are doing research about Moral
Driving Intelligence on Maranatha Christian University student. Some time we get MDI
questionnaire from internet. My question is : which one is Affective question and another
one is cognitive ? May be we are wrong ? Please inform me. Thank You for your help.
Sincerely
Ira
Fri, 8 Jun 2001
Hi Ira,
You wrote:
> about Moral Driving Intelligence on Maranatha Christian University student.
Have you seen Christ Against Road Rage page?
http://DrDriving.org/youth/christ.html
> Some time we get MDI questionnaire from internet. My question is : which one
> is Affective question and another one is cognitive ?
You need to give me the Web address so I can know which one you're talking about.
Leon James
DrDriving.org
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Sat, 9 Jun 2001
Kindly,
may I be obliged to have some materials for my Post graduate research on
EPIDEMIOLOGY
OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I will be so appreciative if giving clues on how to go about
it.
Thank you.
Angeles
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Sat, 9 Jun 2001
I am trying to write a paper for a gender course. I'm a junior in college. The topic is
gender issues with driving. The web site you have has been very helpful. Although, I'm
looking for a survey to give to the class on road rage is their anything that you could
send to me that I could hand out and then give the results to? Thank you.
Jan
Sat, 9 Jun 2001
These two pages lists a bunch of surveys. You can select one of them or make up
something from several different ones:
http://DrDriving.org/tests
http://DrDriving.org/surveys
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Sun, 10 Jun 2001
Hi,
I'm having a disagreement with a friend about what he calls a fundamental law for
drivers. It's this: if a driver, any driver in general, turns to the left and unexpectedly
bumps into another car in the other lane, he (or she) will instinctively turn the wheel to
the opposite direction. And conversely, if the same (any) person is driving along the road
and is bumped by another person from - let's say - the left direction, causing the bumped
person to move to the right, then the bumped person will instinctively move to the left.
While this might seem reasonable, I don’t think its is a law or some fact. Do you
know if it is?
Thanks for any help.
Carnie
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001
Hello, My name is Grant and I'm getting ready to go online with www.stopforkids.org and
www.stop4kids.org both pointing to the same website. The website will be geared towards a
national awareness of getting drivers to stop for school busses. In my personal findings
while following school busses around my residence in Dunedin, FL the majority of violators
are either busy on the cell phone, visibly irritated by the stopping of the bus, blatantly
don't give a hoot or don't know the laws. My intention with the site is to promote school
bus safety education - both in public and in schools. Getting the message out seems to be
the big dilemma currently. My idea of putting bumper stickers on school busses would
visibly alert following drivers to the stopforkids website. Also, recently the Florida
education department has set up an 888-stop4kids hotline to report violations. This is not
prosecutable, but the highway patrol is working with the department of education to send
literature to the violators based on info gathered through their license plate.
Another facet of the site would be a section to report violators AND submit photographs
(easily prosecutable). Down the road, through public donation, equipment could be
installed on school busses to facilitate capturing violators on video tape. I've got a
system in my car that works great for that. www.spy-d.com has the info. I've spoken with a
few insurance companies, and they seem generally interested in promoting this type of
organization as well. Along with the donation side of the site, a database could easily be
setup to allow anybody that is donating to designate the school district that they would
like their money to go towards. Then with the donators approval, the website could list
all donators, the amount (optional), and where the money went. Operational costs for the
site would be taken as a percentage of the donations, and that also would be publicly
acknowledged. I'm looking for as much information on this subject as possible to get the
initial website going, and any comments or suggestions would definitely be beneficial.
Thanks for your time...
Grant
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001
1. I find your site fascinating, full of information; almost too much. While I'd like
to copy some of it for our Defensive Driving Class, I can't afford that much ink and
paper. Do you have any suggestions re: how we can best utilize your material. 2. I am one
of 5 Ast. Trainers, & 2 full time trainers for Douglas County School District in
Colorado. We are currently re-working our Def. Driving course. The changes we've made have
been applauded by all, but we want to achieve more. Especially in the area of attitude
& assertive driving. We want to factually present road rage, and avoid what you
identify as the "negative" aspects in teaching DD.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and assistance you can give us!
...jim
Mon, 11 Jun 2001
Hi jim,
I'm impressed that you want to broaden driver education to include roar rage and
aggressive driving. I think it should be a sub-component of every other unit, rather than
sticking the topic at the end or somewhere in one place. Whatever skill or attitude you're
teaching, it has an aggressive component and it therefore needs a component for how to
deal with it. I can suggest three things from DrDriving.org namely, the RoadRageous video
Course, the road rage book, and various charts or TEE Cards. You can take a look at these
three types of materials here:
The RoadRageous Video Course and Content:
http://DrDriving.org/video
The Road Rage and Aggressive Driving Book:
http://DrDriving.org/articles/book_toc.htm
Charts and TEE cards appear in many files, but especially these:
http://DrDriving.org/legislation/teecards.html
http://DrDriving.orgelluride.html
Please write back if you want to consult more on any of this.
Aloha, Leon James
DrDriving.org
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001
Oh! I almost forgot, I hope you don't mind, but I'll be mentioning your website at our
presentation at Colorado Department of Education Transportation State Workshop, next week.
Although some may have heard about your site, we'll continue to spread the word. Thanks
for all your doing,
Best regards,.....jim
Mon, 11 Jun 2001
Thanks very much, Jim!
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Tue, 12 Jun 2001
Dear Dr. Driving,
I am working on a paper dealing with children and various pro-social campaigns. I have
looked at the CARR website, but also was wondering whether you would elaborate on whether
this campaign, besides teaching children about respectful driving, seeks to influence
parents and other adult drivers in this direction, through the children who participate in
CARR?
Thank you.
Ben
Tue, 12 Jun 2001
Ben, the CARR organization is only a proposal and has not been implemented. If there is
any other way I can help, please write back.
Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving.org
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Wed, 13 Jun 2001
Thanks for your reply. I was not aware the organization has yet to be implemented. Do
you have any kind of strategic plan for the organization?
Ben
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Tue, 12 Jun 2001
Hi,
Learner Drivers across the UK now have a Student Union on the web! Learner Drivers and
Instructors are welcome to join to share news, advice, support, links, driving techniques,
and stories. Membership is free. Instructor level membership gives instructors extra
access to post Votes, Files, Surveys and other features for the benefit of the group. See
the messages section for details of how to obtain Instructor level membership. We've asked
SmartGroups.com to send you an invitation to join, which should be in your inbox just
after this email. Email us back if you need any help on how to join, or what it's all
about...
Regards
The Driving School Student Union
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Tue, 12 Jun 2001
Hi Karmen,
Here are some sites you may want to look at:
This is the dog story and it was in San Jose:
http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20010607/t000047541.html
This is the chronology of stories on the dog case on our site:
http://DrDriving.org/rrnews.html#dog
This is a discussion forum for "rage" in L.A.
http://www.lainsider.com/autos/special/h82drive/ragepage.html
aloha, Diane
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001
Dear Dr.'s Driving and Kirby,
My company has created a training & educational video for youth and law
enforcement. I know you will find this video to beneficial when working with youth. I
would like to speak with both of you on how this could enhance your program.
This video titled "One Time" is the first of a series we will complete. Our
next production will address road rage.
Please extend me the courtesy by previewing "One Time". For more information
on my company and the video go to
www.jpdavisonline.com
. I will list my contact
information below.
Thanks and I await your response.
Monique
Mon, 11 Jun 2001
Hi Monique,
Your site looks very useful indeed--congratulations on a getting hold of a good topic.
We would be happy to provide you with a bulleted list and/or a couple of paragraphs, and
thanks for offering to advertise our Road Rage book. We shall write again in a few days
after reading your article.
Aloha,
Leon James
Diane Nahl
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Tue, 12 Jun 2001
hello,
could you please answer these questions for me
1 is aggressive driving increasing?
2 are there differences in aggressive across the cities--is it a universal epidemic?
3 what causes the increase in aggressive driving and how can it be controlled?
answering the questions would help me out a lot as I am doing a report on road rage.
thank you
Kara
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Wed, 13 Jun 2001
Hi Mage,
I'm sorry to hear about your woes relating aggressive drivers, including women drivers.
I've heard this has happened in many countries--women drivers being more aggressive. I
believe it's SOME women drivers--those with a certain life philosophy that orients towards
rebellion and rejection of authority. I think your solution is a good one--choosing an
alternate route, even if this is less convenient in one sense, but it is more convenient
in the other sense you observed. This has no doubt affected you in terms of feeling less
secure, more vulnerable on the road. Try to recapture your prior serenity. Please read our
new book (see below)--I believe it will help you understand and cope better so you can
feel less exposed or disconnected. Write back after you've read some of the book!
Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving
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Thu, 14 Jun 2001
Hi Janice,
Thanks for your interest in our book and site. I'd be happy to discuss with you the
issues relating to expert witnesses in relation to driving issues. I've been interested in
this issue for some time and have discussed it with law enforcement during one of our
workshops for officers--see this Web page:
http://DrDriving.org/police/teecards.html
You might also like to look at this page that describes our
RoadRageous Video Course.
Some judges in Florida and Texas have started assigning this course, or its equivalent if
available, to convicted aggressive drivers. If you think it might help for me to be
prepared, you can email me some of the issues on your mind so I can think about them in
advance.
Aloha,
Leon James
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Thu, 14 Jun 2001
I was very surprised to find that there is not one mention on this site of the poor
quality of air that passengers have to breathe now that smoking is banned on flights.
People "rage out" because the fresh air that used to have to be drawn into
planes in the good old smoking days kept them normal. Airlines save money by banning
smoking because they are able to simply re-cycle the air. Why do you not have this
information on your site? I have read very detailed studies on this which are available in
UK. Deep vein thrombosis is another aspect of long distance flight in poor travel
conditions and on flight oxygen starvation. This is a really criminal situation which is
slowly being exposed.
Thu, 14 Jun 2001
Thanks for your note about air quality--very good point. I posted your note on the air
rage page (without including your name or email).
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Fri, 15 Jun 2001
Pennsylvania does not have a shared responsibility for medical damages unless you prove
liability first. In this case, if a jury awarded $1,000,000 (verdict include medicals,
pain and suffering, etc) and apportioned negligence as 51% on the aggressive driver (the
decedent) and 49% on DOT for not having a guide rail that MAY have prevented her death,
the decedent (estate) cannot collect anything. The plaintiff (decedent/estate) in this
case must be less than 50% to collect. If the jury found the opposite (51% on the DOT),
she collects 51% of the verdict. As far as why safety devices such as a guide rail are
placed is another whole issue that is based on engineering judgment, accident history,
volume counts, among other tangible variables. That's where the plaintiff is going--other
places on this highway had guide rail, why didn't this spot, and yes, there are a number
of other cross over accidents. The majority of cross overs don't have these
facts--aggressive driver. Most of them have alcohol and/or weather factors.
Looking forward to our chat...................janice
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Fri, 15 Jun 2001
I am a volunteer leader for a peer to peer teen driving safety program in Ohio. I have
enjoyed the information available on your website and would like to share it with others
in my organization. Is it possible for me to request a catalog of materials or ordering
information in a hard copy format. If such materials are available, please send them to
Lori Keller, 27 W. Orchard Avenue, Apt. #3 , Lebanon, OH 45036
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Lorraine
Fri, 15 Jun 2001
Hi Lorraine,
We don't have a catalog, sorry. But we do allow the use of the online materials upon
email request and for non-commercial purposes. Commercial use needs to be arranged by
mutual agreement. We do have two items for sale. The RoadRageous Video--see this file:
http://DrDriving.org/video
and the Road Rage book:
http://DrDriving.org/articles/book_toc.htm
Leon James, Ph.D. and Diane Nahl, Ph.D.
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare
(Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2000)
ISBN 1-57392-846-1
Let me know if I can be of further help.
Leon James
DrDriving
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Sat, 16 Jun 2001
Dear Dr. Leon:
My name is Matthew and I am studying at Suffolk University in Boston Massachusetts. I
am doing my part on a research involving Cyberpsychology. I think your article is going to
be very helpful on my research and I was wondering how I can properly credit your work
since I found it on the web. I am assuming that you might have a specific way or
preference on how I can put your work on my bibliography. Thank you very much for your
help.
Sincerely,
Matthew
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