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					Acknowledge driving is a self-directed activity Driving is a self-directed activity in which drivers are relatively free to choose how they behave: no one watches over them and immediately rewards their behaviour when it's appropriate or punishes it when it's not. Nor can we always expect the driving environment to shape safe drivers' behaviour - it provides little feedback to the driver that he or she is doing OK or bending the rules. In fact, because driving is a relatively safe activity, much of the feedback drivers receive reinforces inappropriate behaviour. When the environment cannot be relied on to shape behaviour, the behaviour must be directed from within the person. Trainers must place much emphasis on soft components. A driver-training program that does not adequately attend to soft components is incomplete; it is unlikely to change participants' behaviour in the long term.
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