Risk Management Magazine

As we continue to navigate the pandemic, the Army is seeing fewer overall mishaps, both on and off duty. The concern is: Where will we be once operations return to normal and Soldiers can once again experience unlimited travel while on pass or leave?

There’s no doubt that the time Americans spent cooped up due to the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected many of us.

It’s hard to drive today without occasionally being exposed to some form of road rage. Impatient motorists driving along congested highways sometimes take out their anger on those around them. When you’re behind the wheel, you can choose not to engage and try to distance yourself from an aggressive driver. But what about when you’re a passenger? In this incident, what role, as a passenger, could I have played in keeping a highway confrontation from turning into a crash?