It is known that the driver is affected by group pressure for several reasons:
Young people are the largest group who are affected by group pressure, whether negatively or positively, and I will explain them here.
A driver who recently obtained a driver’s license has a type of negative impulsivity
He wants to experiment and discover everything without thinking about the consequences or negatives.
The driver’s companions and friends are always a reason for pressure on him, and their influence is always negative, for example, they provoke him
To increase the speed or put the car in a dangerous position and he obeys them
Because he is new and does not think about the consequences and consequences like an experienced driver who is 40 years old
He wants to show his friends his courage and that he is capable of doing more than what they ask
Sometimes he parades in front of them to make it appear that he is brave, fearless, and an experienced driver
Ultimately, this leads to an accident, and the only person responsible before the law is the driver, and the influence of friends is negative.
One of the characteristics of a driver who is affected by group pressure
- Intellectually immature
- Low self-confidence
- Poor knowledge of traffic laws
- Weak in assessing the consequences of his actions
When the driver’s family is with him in the car, they have a positive influence. The reason is that the parents are always careful and know the consequences of wrong behavior. Therefore, if the driver does anything abnormal, for example, he accelerates, the parents will ask him to slow down, adhere to speed limits, and not take risks, and here it is. The influence of parents is positive.
One of the characteristics of a driver who is not affected by group pressure
- Intellectually mature
- His self-confidence is strong
- Knows traffic laws
- He does not take risks and is always cautious
- Evaluates the outcome of an action before doing it
- His driving is defensive
If the driver delivers passengers with him, we cannot judge the behavior or predict what values they have if they are negative or positive. We do not know if they will tell the driver to perform unusual actions. We can say here that the values present in the passengers are what determines whether their influence is positive. Or negative.
Getting rid of negative group pressure
Every driver must be careful and alert at all times and not get emotional or influenced by his friends. He must always think about the outcome of any action he may take and not forget that the first person responsible for any mistake or traffic accident is the driver and no one else. The driver must impose calm and awareness in his car and He is the one who decides and makes decisions regarding his driving, and he does not listen to those who are with him in the car if they ask for things that violate the law or morals and general principles. Driving is an art, taste, and ethics in the first place.