drive slower

I am really seeing an improvement in this. I listen to the classical radio station and have one slow song cd in the deck just in case. I realize when I drive slower I have time to indicate and be respectful to the other drivers. I also like the fact that I am not being rude with my loud music and fast driving and not having everybody look at me with annoyance.
Also I have to give some credit to the weather we have been experiencing. I have no choice but to roll my windows up which for some reason helps me drive slower.

If I release frustration, stop taking things so personally, and stop thinking I need to teach every rude driver a lesson my speed will reduce making me a better driver.

This is a hard goal not because of the goal itself but it asks to change some of my dirty habits. This includes: my attitude, anger, call of respect, preference in the level of music, and overall discipline. A lot goes into being a good driver, the most important you don’t learn at driving school.

I think I am going to listen to classical music in my car from now on. I am going to let go of the cds and keep it on a calming classical station on the radio.

I know what needs to be done. I need to turn down the music and listen to something calm instead. I need to keep the windows up and turn on the air conditioning. I need to stay in the right lane. I need to not go past the speed limit even one mile per hour. I need to be more respectful of other drivers.

Wow! I’m looking back on my list and I really should have integrated this one because I had a major car crash in September and I won’t even tell you how fast I was going. Suffice it to say that I totaled my car and was lucky to walk away with just 13 stitches in my arm. They said I wouldn’t have lived had I not had the seatbelt on. I should have listenend to my intuition.

Just for today, I observed the speed limit.

I paid better attention to my speed all day yesterday.

Slowing down is hard sometimes. It’s all about being more attentive and present in the moment which is so easy to forget. I’ll work on this today.

driving slower lets you notice the beautiful things around you.

well i just got my third ticket in 6 months. (only 2 speeding 83 in 65 and 57 in 35) i need to slow it down. i think it would help a lot if i had a car with cruise control. im thinking of getting an Xb or something, since theyre pretty slow but still kinda cool, cheap, and get good gas mileage. plus its newer, so it probably has cruise control.

does anyone else have this problem of not being able to find “the spot”. there’s that little spot you get to when you’re not speeding up and you’re not slowing down but you’re just maintaining. I cannot find/hold that spot. I get to a speed that I like, I try to find the spot. I look back at my speedomoter 5 secs later and I’m doing 80!

thankfully lately I have slowed down on the highway at least and I keep it within 5 mph of the limit usually. my problem now is driving in town, can’t get below 45 (even in a 25). but Im working on it.