Well, if you are a veteran driver, you probably know how emotions can affect driving. Long before starting your car, you've had to wake up, deal with home emergencies, perhaps get your kids moving, and worry about the upcoming work day. After all the hassle, you get behind the wheel and hope that you make it to work on time. Such folks turn every day on the road into a test of patience and are a challenge to our civility, but there's another perspective that drivers must consider. Various sources have blamed increased traffic accidents and fatalities on road rage.
Chances are, most instances of poor driving are isolated incidents.
Every driver is guilty of an act that can be blamed on a momentary lapse in judgment. You or I may make a proper lane change or legally proceed through an intersection 99 out of 100 times. However, the drivers who witness our mistakes may assume that we're hopelessly inept. It makes sense to give other drivers the benefit of the doubt. One reason is because it's earned.