1. Road Rage
me off at times also. According to Nurenburg, this disorder only applies if someone fires .
a gun, uses the car as a weapon, brandishes a weapon against another driver, or stalks .
them. Other milder behaviors such as tailgating, slamming the brakes on, obscene .
gestures and yelling are also included when they are done twice within a one-year period. .
(Goehing, Jan "Aggressive Driving"). Well, perhaps I have been guilty of aggressive .
driving, or road rage (OOPS!). There is a difference, but where the line is drawn is hard .
to determine, due to the various definitions of each. It seems as though this sort of .
driving is not extreme any more, but actually the norm. .
Road rage becoming the norm is one thing but the statistic that shocked me was .
given by Nerenberg; he claims that as many as 2.5 billion occurrences of road rage are .
recorded each year in North America alone. (Rothbone, Daniel; Huckabee, Jorg "AAA .
Foundation For Traffic Safety"). Other countries including England, Australia, Ireland, .
Japan, Scotland, and New Zealand are also having similar recordings. (Vest, Jason; .
Cohen, Warren; Tharp, Mike "Road Rage USA"). Two thirds of the driving population .
in the US, Austria, France, Russia, and Belgium say that they have been victims of road .
rage in the past year. (Goehing, Jan "Aggressive Driving"). .
From information accumulated from many of the studies there seems to be .
typical conditions under which many occurrences take place. There is a slightly higher .
rate of road rage incidents during the Friday afternoon peak travel times, during fair .
weather, under moderately congested conditions, and in urban areas. The rates seem not .
to be affected by proximity to holidays. It is also concluded that alcohol and or drugs .
were found to be associated with more than one quarter of the incidents that take place. .
(Vest, Jason; Cohen, Warren; Tharp Mike "Road Rage USA"). So, if we avoid Friday .
This is called having road rage. ... Any type of stress that one has in their life can lead to road rage. ... Police also can add to road rage. ... By following these simple tips, it is easy to avoid aggressive road rage all together. In conclusion, Wayne Payne and Dale Hahn's article titled "Rage on the Road", does an excellent job of explaining road rage and how to avoid becoming an aggressive driver. ...
Road rage has killed many people on the highways. ... Road rage has accounted for two-thirds of all highway traffic deaths Road rage is more apparent now than 50 years ago. ... Road rage has killed many people: A. ... Road rage is more apparent now than 50 years ago: A. ... Overall, road rage is a continuing and progressing problem on our roads today. ...
Violence Causes Road Rage I walk to my car because work is finally over. ... In this case of road rage, I was lucky. ... Road rage is an increasing problem in the United States. ... Road rage causes many different threats and harms. ... Road rage is also caused by the increased traffic congestion. ...
This is the birth of road rage. Cases of road rage are reported not only nationwide, but also worldwide. ... (185) The cure for road rage does not stop there. ... Road rage is growing with each new generation. ... This just adds to more people having to contend with road rage. ...
The common thought of road rage is typically wrong. ... Sometimes road rage has nothing to do with the driving at all. ... Another reason why road rage may occur is race. 1. ... Territory is a very important factor in road rage. 1. ... The effects of road rage are sometimes deadly. ...
How does Road Rage affect society? ... Why is there such a presents of road rage in society. Let's start by looking at the meaning of road rage. ... Road rage is affecting society at many levels. ... Road rage is causing undue stress on citizens that can lead to further health problems. ...
What is road rage? ... Road rage is aggressive driving behaviors that contribute to fatal crashes. ... Road rage causes people to behave irrationally. ... Road rage is more extreme than aggressive driving and much more rare. 1.) ... What can be done to prevent more acts of road rage and aggressive driving? ...
Almost every day the media reports another horrible incident involving aggressive driving or in its most extreme form, road rage. ... Examining the phenomenon of aggressive driving, psychologists Lawton and Nutter (2002) survey a large collection of data to compare the levels and expression of anger in everyday and driving situations in hopes of testing the beliefs about aggression on the road. ... Further research may be able to determine the relationship between road rage and car accidents, and whether or not it's a contributing factor of accidents. ... State ...