Road Rage to Road-Wise [Paperback]

Dr. John A. Larson (Author), Carol Rodriguez (Author), David Willis (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 1999

Dr. John Larson, a stress medicine specialist, discovered that many of his heart attack patients were literally driving themselves to death--because they got so angry behind the wheel.
Dr. Larson's simple program eliminates "road rage" by reducing stress. The book outlines the Five Stressful Driver Beliefs and offers simple, easy-to-follow strategies that replace them with stress-free approaches. Aggressive drivers who have followed this program become less angry and find that they enjoy driving more.

The foreword is written by David Willis, President of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
This book is essential reading for stressed-out drivers--and their passengers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"At least nine states...have considered raising the penalties for aggressive driving. Dr. Larson has another solution for road rage: Get a grip. He teaches self-described road ragers that the problem comes from within." -The New York Times

"Yes, this book has been needed for more than five decades to cure an illness that has 'tolled the bell' for many thousands of Americans." -Meyer Friedman, M.D., author of Treating Type A Behavior and Your Heart

"he most ideal application of this book is that it ought to be 'assigned' as part of driver education courses in the high schools and ought to be viewed as 'must' reading for those who are found to have serious traffic violations." -Herbert J. Freudenberger, Ph.D., author of Burnout-How to Beat the High Cost of Success

From the Publisher

"At least nine states...have considered raising the penalties for aggressive driving. Dr. Larson has another solution for road rage: Get a grip. He teaches self-described road ragers that the problem comes from within." --The New York Times

"Yes, this book has been needed for more than five decades to cure an illness that has 'tolled the bell' for many thousands of Americans." --Meyer Friedman, M.D., author of Treating Type A Behavior and Your Heart

"The most ideal application of this book is that it ought to be 'assigned' as part of driver education courses in the high schools and ought to be viewed as 'must' reading for those who are found to have serious traffic violations." --Herbert J. Freudenberger, Ph.D., author of Burnout--How to Beat the High Cost of Success

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Forge Books; 1st edition (June 12, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312890583
• ISBN-13: 978-0312890582
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,557,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for those with and without road rage., August 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Road Rage to Road-Wise (Paperback)

An easy read. The book contains insight for those of you who are not prone to rage, helping you to understand those who are, and aids in avoiding those who are. The high-blood pressure types who act out on the road can get some tips on correcting their poor habits, perhaps saving their own lives, and at least preventing a heart attack!

3.0 out of 5 stars I'm OK, It's OK, July 14, 2001

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Stan Modjesky (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Road Rage to Road-Wise (Paperback)

If you like self-help books, this one will appeal to you. It has all the usual checklists, self-assessments, and affirmations. The book is useful in picking apart what's at work in a one-on-one situation of "road rage." However, I disagree with Larsen's notion that otherwise well-adjusted people just turn into monsters when they are behind the wheel. The author needs to write another book in which he probes more deeply into the life situations of road-ragers. He has also proposed, in this book, a "report card" system for drivers, that has postively Orwellian overtones. On balance, the book is well written, with lots of real life examples to keep it readable. One of these examples contains a glaring omission on the author's part; see if you can find it.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, potential A?, November 24, 2001

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Erik (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Road Rage to Road-Wise (Paperback)

I sure hope so, this book was great and helpful. As a third year law student writing a paper examining road rage this was a great first step towards understanding road rage...this book led to other sources as well, but all in all a great starting place to create a good foundation for a paper.
I also learned a few things while reading the book!
Thanks!!
The only problem that I see is that people who are "road ragers" will not have the sense to sit down and read this book.