Emotions can have a great effect on the ability to drive safely.
They can increase the risk by interfering with your ability to think, creating a lack of attention and interrupting your ability to process information.
You may not be able to drive well if overly worried, excited, afraid, angry or depressed.
If angry or excited, give yourself time to cool off. If necessary, take a short walk, but stay off the road until you have calmed down.
If you are worried, “down”, or upset about something, try to keep your mind on your driving.
Some people find listening to the radio helps. You always have the option of having somebody else drive too.
If you are impatient (road rage), allow extra time for the driving trip. Leave a few minutes early. If you have plenty of time, you will not tend to speed or do other things that can result in a crash.
Don’t be impatient about waiting for a train to cross in front of you. Driving around lowered gates or trying to beat the train can be fatal.
