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## How often do you take risks? 

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## crash fact 

Over 75 per cent of all drivers travelling at an unsafe speed resulting in a casualty collision were male. Over 37 per cent of persons killed in collisions were victims of collisions caused by unsafe speed. 

B.C. Traffic Collision Statistics, Police-attended injury and fatal collisions 2007 

To identify your driving attitude or style: 

• Ask someone you trust to give you some feedback on your driving skills, driving attitude and driving style. 

• Analyze your attitude and style. If you have a close call, ask yourself why it happened, and think about how you can drive more safely so it doesn’t happen again. 

• Be critical when you watch a car ad or a car chase scene in a movie. Ask yourself: What message am I getting? Do I agree with this message? Will this message affect my driving attitude or style? 

• Do you find yourself always blaming others for bad driving? If so, then ask yourself: Is it really their fault or could it be me? 

## Peer pressure 

## You in the driver’s seat 

“Aw come on, join the party, have a drink,” your friend says. 

You promised to be the driver after the party. You were going to stick to soft drinks. But this is a new friend and you really like him. 

What choice would you make? 

It’s hard to resist peer pressure. We want to belong, so we’re sensitive to what others think of us. There are two kinds of peer pressure: positive and negative. Friends who persuade 

## Strategies: identifying your driving attitude or style 

