I have been known to be anxious on the road myself from time to time. However, I also know the odds on many things, and trust me, driving is amongst the safer things that I do.
Also note that you drove without getting hit by a drunk driver for… how long ? Now, you may not know it from looking at the propaganda and all, but the stats show that there are fewer drunk drivers than there were a few years ago; the numbers are trending downwards. You are safer on teh road than you ever were, and you did fine back when it was more dangerous.
@AshlynM Two of those solutions still have you on the road, and the other two are more dangerous than driving. Hell, WA state finally made it a full-fledged crime for a motorist to kill a bicyclist; it used to be a mere ticketable offense! That doesn’t keep me from riding my mountain bike though, despite it being more dangerous than sharing the road with millions of crazy people.
@ANef_is_Enuf Agreed! Those times where I’ve been scared of anything—I have found that running only makes it worse. Grab you fear by the horns, smack it around, and remind it who is really in charge of your life.