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okay, driving
think of the real sakana you are in and how so many things can go wrong, and are not in your control. speak to Hashem and ask him to get you to your destination in safety.
use the opportunities as other drivers irritate you to control your responses and your anger. think that everything that happens to you is min ha shamayam and under the control of Hashem.
realize that however aggressively you feel like driving you will get there when Hashem wants and not a hairsbreath sooner.
think of the marvels of engineering of the car, even that some dead oil is giving your car the energy it needs al pi Hashem. arouse your gratitude to Hashem for giving you the car.
use the opportunities of shmiras ha ayin. turn stones into diamonds.
i could go on
Or drive mindlessly and think only of your next meal. As beheimohs would, if they could drive