I'm right there with you.
When it comes to driving, I have an internal set of checklists and contingency tables that tell me exactly what I need to do in most any situation (sort of a personal list of best practices). Regardless of whether I'm driving or not, I default to going through these checklists and contingency tables whenever I'm in a moving car. When I'm a passenger and the person driving doesn't do what I'd do in a particular situation, it stresses me out. I'm sure it's rather annoying if you happen to be the person driving and you notice. Eventually, I usually just stop paying attention to what the driver is doing. Having a smartphone helps. There are only two or three people who I trust driving as much or more than myself.
I too am not looking forward to my kids driving.
I also find it personally useful to recognize that everyone has off days and that the magnitude of other drivers with which we interact on daily basis makes it an all but certainty that we'll have to deal with someone driving under their potential. So it's good to assume the worst about your fellow drivers; defensive driving is crucial, not because other drivers suck, but because no one is perfect, the stakes can be obscenely high and often it is possible to mitigate the effects of someone else's inattentiveness with your own heightened attentiveness.
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