The Vatican has issued a set of guidelines to help bring motorists into what I would term Driving Integrity. Here are the Vatican’s “Ten Commandments for Motorists:”
- You shall not kill
- The road shall be for you a means of communication between people and not of mortal harm
- Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events
- Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents
- Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin
- Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting to condition to do so
- Support the families of accident victims
- Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness
- On the road, protect the more vulnerable party
- Feel responsible toward others
How people drive can be a powerful reflection of their integrity as well as reflecting aspects of their integrity that are in need of upgrading. I urge you to practice being a compassionate driver who drives (and parks!) in ways that serve collective highest good.
