South Carolina driving lesson · Be in Shape to Drive
Aggressive driving, emotions & older drivers
A 3-minute lesson from the South Carolina course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Your attitude and condition affect your driving as much as your skills. Anger, worry and age-related changes can all reduce your ability to think and react.
Aggressive driving
When a driver intentionally commits an action that endangers other persons or property.
Strong emotions interfere with your ability to think, reduce your attention and interrupt how you process information. You may not drive well at extreme levels of any emotion.
If two or three of the warning signs below apply, it may be time to change your driving habits or give up driving. Talk with a doctor, who may have your skills assessed by an SCDMV examiner or another professional.
Your coworker just yelled at you and you're furious. Before driving home, take a short walk to cool off, or ask someone else to drive. Don't let anger decide how you drive.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Which behavior is typically associated with aggressive driving?
Signaling before every turn
Yielding to pedestrians
Following too closely
Obeying posted speed limits
Answer: Following too closely
Behaviors typically associated with aggressive driving include speeding, following too closely, and unsafe lane changes.