Every driver has to deal with traffic jams at some point. Sometimes only for a short while, but often they last a little longer. What are you doing then? After a while, driving in traffic jams gets boring. We have some tips for you to make the traffic jam less boring.
Shopping list in your head
On the way home, but don’t know what you want to eat yet? Then think about that in a traffic jam. You have enough time and then go straight to the supermarket for the ingredients. What have you been looking forward to all week? Do you go for easy or do you feel like being the chef? Otherwise, make that one dish you’ve never made before. You now have time to map out your plan in detail.
Podcast
Done with the radio? At some point, all those commercials and repetitive songs were enough. Then listen to a podcast. There is a podcast for every genre. The long traffic jam takes less time, because you don’t have to think and enjoy hours of conversations. There are plenty of podcasts on Spotify. Do you want an unlimited amount of podcasts? Then take out a subscription to Podimo.
Create personas for your fellow executives
Do you like creativity? Then let your imagination run wild and come up with a story about your fellow human beings in a traffic jam. Is there a bald man standing next to you? Give him a name, a job, a destination and so on. Do you feel his storyline is over? Then move on to the next person you see. Please note: don’t get lost in your fantasy, the road remains dangerous if you don’t pay attention.
Karaoke
Who doesn’t sing along to the songs on the radio? Replace the radio with Spotify and sing along to your favorite songs. Or use YouTube to get the textless versions and see how much of the text you actually know!
Bringing children? Car bingo
Do you have children in the car? Make car bingo in advance. Car bingo is with things you see in the car and around you. A picture of a yellow car, a border sign, a McDonalds, and so on. The possibilities are endless, but keep it feasible. Don’t put up a border sign if you’re not going to be anywhere near the border. It is also useful to have different versions of car bingo in the car. After all, no one knows when there will be a traffic jam.
Discuss what you will do at your destination
On your way to something fun with your friends? Then discuss in advance what you are going to do there. Do you eat right away, or rest first? Also look beyond the current day. Are there any activities you would like to do? Discuss that too, so you no longer have to do it at the destination itself.
Guess the song
Have one person in the car be the game master. They start a song and, for example, only play the first two seconds. The others try to guess which song it is and by whom. Add up the points and let the loser take a punishment at the destination.
Games
Other games are also fun in the car. The driver is paying attention, so he is less present. For example, play who am I? without taking the board game with you. One person thinks of a person you all know. Everyone can take turns asking a yes or no question to find out who it is.
Furthermore, it is also fun to go on holiday and take me along to play. The game starts simple, but becomes more difficult the longer the game progresses. Someone starts by naming an object. The next person names that object and a new object. So it goes on. Ultimately, it’s a whole laundry list that you remember. Good luck!
