Instead of: I should drive aggressively so that I am not taken advantage of.

I think it should be:

Drivers should drive to my standards and should believe in my concept of fairness. People should live by my rules.

Q1 – If I believe taking of advantage of others is wrong then Q1 is a violation if:

I break my own set of standards to take advantage of others – people should give me a break for violating my rules this time because of my own personal needs.

Example: I need to get my child to school on time. So, I drive down the left turn lane then cut in front of a line of drivers. It’s okay to do this because it was a personal need.

Q2 – I should have compassion for those who need to break my rules in an emergency. This is a violation of Q2 if I get mad or punish someone who is breaking my standards.

Example: I’m on the freeway. I can see the car beside me has a sick child. The car is trying to cut in front of me to get off at an exit to a hospital. I block the car because cutting in line is a violation of my standards.

Emotions I place on other drivers actions:

Talking on cell phone or texting:

Externalization – I’m smarter and better than she is. She is putting me in danger. She is purposely trying to harm me.

Internalization – I don’t know who’s she talking to or what it’s about. Maybe she’s talking to her doctor. I should be extra careful until she gets off the phone.

I design slot machines and have delved quite a bit in behaviorism – just getting into cognitive existentialism.

I’m going to purchase, Ask Yourself to be Moral, by D. Cancilla. Thanks for the post.