I started taking this new approach to driving about 5 years ago....it has turned a stressful item into a nothing burger.
I never drive over the speed limit anymore. Im not engaging in road rage. I treat every cutoff, line jumper, and rude person as a friend and/or family member. I dont care about saving 2 minutes on a 30 minunte trip. I dont plot, think about, worry, or even consider my place in line. I just try to be kind on the road like everyone is a close family member. I dont waste energy on that shit anymore, I just dont care. If people fuck up, I just accept they are human.
I promise you, if you take this approach, driving can become a non-stresser. I just leave 5 minutes early and dont care anymore. Somebody thinks I screwed up, I just give them a friendly sorry wave.
I had to change something, because I was on a path to shooting every motherfucker on the road!!! It used to drive me nuts!!!
Ive found other items to stress about.
Drive in the left lane, I dont care anymore, we will all arrive at our destination, maybe 1-2 minutes slower.
I just accept, that somebody loves that other person in that other car, and it is now partly my job to make sure they arrive to their loved ones safely.
I think about all the anger I carried with driving.....its 100% gone! Such a stupid waste of energy.