– Insomnia and severe PMS make me laugh at Britain’s Got Talent – and get angry in traffic. That’s what Trine Kjerstin Skulstad (44) says to news. In an article about “road rage”, we wondered what annoys you in traffic. Are you a traffic jam? Comment at the bottom of the case. And if you are wondering what road rage or “road rage” is, Dagfinn Moe, senior researcher in behavior and neuroscience at Sintef, explained the phenomenon as follows: Dagfinn Moe, researcher at Sintef. Photo: Erland Knutsen / news – “Road rage” is a type of condition, and is of course about getting irritated and frustrated in traffic, in different episodes. The case of traffic jams on the road attracted a lot of attention. As we said, we asked the question “What makes you angry in traffic?” As you shout in the online forest, you get an answer. Here from the comments section: An anger management expert news has spoken to says that anger in itself is not a problem. It only becomes so when it affects others or objects. He believes that road rage is a symptom of something deeper. See the answer further down in the case. If they drive too slowly, Trine hoots With a twinkle in her eye, she calls herself a “car bully”, Trine Kjerstin Skulstad from Sotra. Because she readily admits it. – Yes, I have wheel rage, I get angry at others in traffic! It happens more often now than before. The traffic picture has changed – and I have become angrier over the years. In the comment section she wrote, among other things: “Meeting more and more people who have clearly forgotten most of the traffic rules” She believes the rat racing series is partly due to the diagnosis of insomnia. – If there is zero sleep, I don’t get behind the wheel, that is. – What makes you angry, then? – So here at Sotra, it is 80-zone, long stretches – and now there is no snow or ice. And then people drive at 60! First I flash the lights. If nothing happens, I hoot. But often the result is that more people drive slowly…they don’t understand what’s going on. – If someone drives too slowly or wobbly, I call the police. It has happened, says Trine Kjerstin Skulstad. Photo: Private – Then maybe you create dangerous situations and make more people angry? – But at least I don’t point the finger, rub my ass on the car in front or follow them to the shop and scold them, laughs Skulstad. When there is bubbling in the tuber and the knuckles turn whiter, there are often a few glosses. And then it flashes and beeps. – But then I have a good chat with the dog, look at nature and try to calm down a bit. – How would you describe yourself as a driver? – I keep the speed limit. Or a little over, then. But I have been told that I drive a bit hard, not always such gentle braking. Braked – and got the entire boot “pushed” into Stefi Maria Christensen (78) from Veggli in Rollag “loves to drive”. She wrote this in the comments section: “I try to be a considerate driver and rarely get angry. But I don’t like it when the car behind me is too close.” – I drive my girlfriends here and there, for example to a podiatrist in Rødberg or to the dentist in Kongsberg or Drammen. You see, public transport is so bad here. Think there are only two daily departures, begins the friendly hobby driver. “Dutiful and considerate”. This is how she describes her own skills as a driver, Stefi Maria Christensen. Photo: Helge K. Jensen In her 13-year-old fossil car – a well-maintained Volkswagen Tiguan – she drives daily on the roads in her home village and in the surrounding valley area. Always according to the speed limit, always according to the conditions. Nevertheless, some lie close to the rear. – Maybe because you drive a little too slowly…? – No. I always drive within the speed limit. If it’s an 80-zone, I set it to 81 or 82 on the cruise control, Christensen repeats and continues: – Once I slowed down for some school children who were crossing the road. The driver behind didn’t do it – and I had the whole boot pushed into it. People drive faster and faster The episode naturally caused a stir. If Christensen notices today that motorists are dangerously close, however, she has a trick. – I step on the brakes a little, to signal with the lights. One or more times, to the one who is too close – it’s unsafe, after all. And it works – they either stay further back, or drive past. From the comment section: She mentions that very many people do not use turn signals. – But I can’t bother with it or let it annoy me. But it’s strange, some people don’t know that the car is equipped with turn signals, she laughs. – Have you seen a development on the roads over the years? – Driving has become more selfish and reckless. People drive much faster, she asserts. Jaws and points the finger at cyclists Every day he meets the middle finger, and gets words we perhaps shouldn’t repeat thrown at him, the cyclist Thomas Litherland (38) in Trondheim. Thomas Litherland gets most angry at those who drive cars, buses and trucks. Photo: Trond Odin Myhre Johansen / news “People who drive cars, buses and trucks make me the most angry”, he wrote in the comments section. – If not daily, then at least weekly. They honk and give the finger. Men are clearly overrepresented. The worst is the lorries that pile up and pass right next to it, he says with frustration. – Here we more than suspect a green, beating heart. – Yes. I have a goal of never owning a motorized vehicle, Litherland replies. Cycling on the road – being in the road – I actually have a background as a professional driver, but do not own a car. Now it’s only bicycles, every day. And I cycle on the road. – And is in the way of others, seen from the eyes of motorists. – Yes. But that is due to section 18 number 3, which states that cycling on footpaths and pavements must be done at approximately walking speed and not at a speed over 6 km per hour. It forces me out of the way, he replies. – What would you say to those who are so angry? – Take it easy. Don’t just count 1001, 1002 and 1003. Feel free to count to 1010. Maybe that helps. The two-wheeler Thomas asks people to calm down a bit. Photo: Trond Odin Myhre Johansen / news No one contacts you for road rage, but for anger management, on the other hand… Someone who has long experience of helping angry people is Bjørn Løvland, general manager of the foundation Tryggere. For 20 years he has worked as a therapist in anger management and violence prevention. – Those who make contact have anger management problems very often in relationships with others, family, children, etc. In conversations, a good number of them say that their anger is expressed in traffic. But as far as I remember, no one has contacted us because they have an anger management problem in traffic, says Løvland. “Island! Your %#**!?” etc. etc. Photo: Henning Rønhovde / news He believes that you definitely have a problem if you explode behind the wheel, and the rage goes out on others. – Whether it is physical or that it creates dangerous situations for others, it is definitely a problem. Fellow passengers, partner, children – they will be affected by swearing, shouting, sudden movements and the like. It is problematic. Bjørn Løvland says that 75% of those who make contact for anger management help are men. But no one makes contact specifically for wheel rage. Photo: Stiftelsen Tryggere Løvland emphasizes that anger in itself is not a problem. Anger is an emotion, often justified, and everyone gets angry. The problem or danger only arises when the mind goes beyond others or objects. From the comment section: – The fact that something as “trivial” as someone not using a turn signal leads to an explosion of rage, is it really a symptom of something deeper and more serious? – At least there is something underneath. What may be seen as a trifle for some, is not seen as necessary for others, Løvland believes. Behind the wheel vs. behind the PC screen Sitting behind the wheel and spitting fire can be compared to sitting over the keyboard and hammering down angry sentences. You feel somewhat protected. A safe arena. – When you play off ugly comments behind the screen, you think that the other person is really just an object. Not physically present. A bit the same in the car. It is easy to view others as objects – even as bad drivers. Then the threshold for doing so will also be lower. – Do you have any tips for those who struggle with anger? – I read a study that meditation and yoga have a positive effect on aggression. But it may be difficult to do yoga when you are behind the wheel, laughs Løvland. The anger management expert’s advice against road rage Think about the consequences where you can put yourself or others in a dangerous situation. You can escalate a dangerous situation into something even worse. Is it worth it? Don’t think consequences only for yourself, but for others. The children in the car, partner, fellow passengers, other drivers. If I react with cursing and screaming now, the children do it and the partner gets frightened and scared. It creates a bad atmosphere. Think: Is this how I want to start the weekend or holiday? So shift the focus a bit. Do the opposite. Anger is a powerful emotion. Many overreact. Instead, take a deep breath, three times, several times. Direct focus inward. It has a proven function, the body relaxes. Dare you admit it, are you a traffic jam? Hello! Welcome to dialogue at news. 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