They say a backseat driver is a passenger in a car who gives the driver unwanted advice. But what must happen when the person in the driver’s seat is giving unwanted driving?
Take the wheel from the backseat
Undesirable driving from the driver’s seat can turn a scenic drive into a scary breath-holding nightmare, that takes all the joy out of the joyride. So, if you’re gasping loudly every time the driver brakes, if your eyes have been off the breath-taking views on the route and on the speedometer for the last 50 km, it might be time to put your foot down, on the imaginary brake, and speak up!
Signs you’ve switched lanes
When turning up the volume on the classical music you shuffled into the playlist to calm your nerves doesn’t really help, you probably can’t help it but go into full back-seat driver mode!
You know you’re in back-seat driver mode when you:
- criticise all the driver's decisions behind the wheel
- keep telling the driver to slow down
- keep telling the driver to speed up
- give advice (orders) about which lane to drive in
- when you make non-stop comments on following distance
- think you know better than the navigation system
- haven’t taken your foot off the imaginary brake.
Stay in your lane
As gratifying as back-seat driving might be for you, it is frequently unnecessary, often annoying, extremely frustrating, and distracting for the driver. So, stick to being a good co-pilot and leave the driving to the driver.
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