Unit 7 Emotions and Driving.ppt

EMOTIONS AND DRIVING
Unit 7
Unit 7 -Emotions and Driving
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North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Emotions affect our every thought and action. We are not able to separate ourselves from our emotional state. We drive as we are.
Emotions
Unit 7 -Emotions and Driving
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North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
The two mental effects of Emotions are: A. Distraction from the driving task. Our thoughts tend towards the cause of the emotion. B. Reaction to events around us. If we are upset, we may tend to react in a more aggressive manner to others around us.
Mental effects of emotions
Unit 7 -Emotions and Driving
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North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
We are affected by emotions physically as well. A. Heart rate increases B. Digestion slows down C. Your body may release adrenaline as it prepares for a fight. D. Your body may produce coagulants in your blood system also preparing for a fight.
Physical effects of emotions
Unit 7 -Emotions and Driving
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North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Emotions range from highs to lows, all of which affect us and our ability to drive safely. They include: A. Anger B. Fear C. Anxiety D. DepressionE. Discouragement F. SorrowG. Even excitement can distract us
Emotions and the effects of each on a driver's concentration
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North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
A. Recognize in yourself when you are not "at your best". Take a break or even let someone else drive. B. Recognize that other highway users are emotional people too and that they may have had a very bad day. We will look at "road rage" in a minute. C. Drive in anized manner. Use all the correct driving procedures so that when your mind is not fully concentrating on the driving task, you are still following correctly, going a proper speed, using your turn signals, traveling in the right lane,