A traffic jam, or an artificial congestion on the road, causes an extremely negative reaction, negative emotions, stress and irritation among drivers. Motorists, who have stood side by side with other hostages of traffic jams for more than one hour, start swearing, honking, trying to cut each other, create emergency situations, only increasing the tension on the roads.
Instructions
Step 1
Behavior in traffic must be adequate. If you have to wait a long time in your vehicle, sandwiched between other cars, for the road to clear, don't panic. With anxiety, you will not change the situation, even if you are in a hurry. Exhale, relax, calm down.
Step 2
If you are already late, stop rushing, saving minutes and seconds by switching to a harsh and even aggressive driving style. It is unsafe, and the 5-10 minutes saved in this way will not fix the situation. If because of this you get into an accident (even a minor one), you will lose many times more time. Optical deception that cars are moving faster in the next lane most often pushes you to unjustified maneuvers. Calmly move "with the flow", in the end, the traffic jam also has a limit.
Step 3
Smoothly step on the gas pedal when you need to budge. Even if you notice that the car in front has accelerated, do not try to imitate it - when it brakes sharply, you may not have time to orient yourself.
Step 4
Always keep your distance. Driving schools teach the main principle of assessing a safe distance: the driver must see the rear wheels of the car in front. This is not always possible, and on a flat road it may not seem so important, but on uphill or downhill slopes it is better to keep the maximum distance.
Step 5
Show restraint: the correct reaction to the active / challenging behavior of your neighbor in traffic is to yield. Be generous, perhaps the person is in a hurry. Well, if he just "can't wait", letting him pass, you will save yourself from the hassle and aggression on his part.
Step 6
Even if the plug is quite long, in no case relax, do not lose your attention. In a "creeping" traffic jam, there are quite a few collisions due to someone's sudden braking, a maneuver for rebuilding to another lane, or an elementary loss of distance.
