Regulating Emotional Driving Program

Driving can be stressful and frustrating for your employees, with emotions like anger and tension rising behind the wheel. Recognising these feelings early is key to maintaining control, making safe choices, and reducing the risk of aggressive driving. Discover a path to safer roads for your workplace with the RED Program from the Monash University Accident Research Centre Academy team.

Program Overview

RED is an evidence-based program developed by internationally recognised experts in emotional driving. Unlike conventional driving courses, RED takes a holistic approach to tackling emotional driving that can lead to aggressive behaviours. The program equips drivers with practical tools to recognise, manage, and avoid emotional responses that increase risk on the road.

RED is designed for organisations whose employees use their vehicles as workplaces - one of the riskiest daily activities for workers. Work-related driving carries a heightened risk of emotional triggers, as vehicles become an extension of the job, making it harder to switch off from work-related stress. When a car doubles as an office, frustrations can intensify, affecting focus and decision-making. RED offers a proactive approach, helping drivers recognise these risks and equipping them with the tools to stay safe on the road.

Through self-reflection, goal-setting, and group discussion, the program helps drivers raise awareness of their own risks.

Key Objectives

  • Understanding driver aggression

    Foster a deep understanding of the psychology behind key elements of emotional driving: anger and aggression.

  • Tools for managing emotions

    Equip participants with effective tools to understand and manage emotional driving.

  • Create a responsible driving culture

    Cultivate a culture of responsible driving through collaborative learning and shared experiences.

  • Realistic strategies

    Develop personalised strategies to avoid emotional driving, tailored to individual driving circumstances, ensuring practical applicability and long-term effectiveness.

Who should participate?

  • Workplaces who wish to challenge key beliefs held by their drivers regarding aggressive driving.
  • Employees who spend a lot of time on the road for work, or who face emotionally demanding or high-pressure driving situations.
  • Policy makers, managers and team members who oversee driving workforces and want to:
    • equip their drivers with the knowledge and strategies necessary to prevent and manage situations that can lead to anger and aggressive driving on the road
    • foster safe road behaviours by helping their drivers understand how their emotions can influence driving.

How is the RED program delivered?

Comprising comprehensive modules, the RED program provides a transformative learning experience, designed for workplaces to incorporate into their employee learning and development curriculum.
Through interactive content, your staff will:
  • Understand the risks of anger and aggression
  • Self-reflect on their own anger and aggressive driving
  • Recognise situations when they are at risk
  • Develop strategies to avoid these risks

By the end of the course, your employees will be equipped with practical tools to cultivate patience and contribute to a culture of responsible driving.

Program Contact

Join us in our mission to cultivate safer road behaviours and empower drivers with the knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of emotions while driving.  Together, let’s embark on a transformative journey and pave the way to safer roads for all. Reach out to us to find out how we can tailor the RED program to your workforce requirements:
General Enquiries
Email: MUARC-Academy@monash.edu
Phone: +61 3 9905 4371
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Dr Amanda Stephens
Course Designer and Senior Research Fellow
Phone: +61 3 9905 1191

Associate Professor Carlyn Muir
Associate Director - Education
Email: carlyn.muir@monash.edu
Phone: +61 3 9905 3899