Road Rage and Aggressive Driving
There is a fine line between these two labels for
driving behavior. Aggressive driving leads to
road rage either on the part of the driver or on the
part of the victim. People who are aggressive drivers
feel they “own the road.” They have little to no
regard for other drivers and are reckless and
dangerous.
These drivers have a lot of anger, resentment, and
frustration and they take that with them when they
get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Generally,
aggressive drivers are those who are poorly
educated with a high level of stress and little ability
to cope with that stress.
Road rage is what results from an aggressive
driver's driving habits. They generally have a short
fuse and if you try to stop them from their unsafe
behaviors, they become agitated and often violent.
What’s most surprising is that the aggressive driver
often is not the main person involved in a road rage
incident. Road rage results from aggressive driving
in one of two ways:
1.The aggressive driver exhibits unsafe behavior
and another driver attempts to stop that behavior.
The aggressive driver becomes angry that someone
would stand up to him or her and that anger comes
out with unbridled rage.
2.The aggressive driver exhibits unsafe behavior
and another driver becomes angered at the
recklessness. He or she confronts the aggressive
driver in a threatening way, thus precipitating a road
rage incident.
Aggressive driving is a choice just as road
rage is a choice. Studies have found that it’s a
learned behavior as well. Unfortunately, hundreds of
cases of road rage each year end with serious
injuries or even fatalities.
Most drivers have feelings of road rage because it is
a cultural norm. People learn this behavior from
childhood when being driven by parents and adults.
Also, by the time adolescents begin to drive they
have been exposed to thousands of hours of TV
programs that feature drivers behaving badly or
dangerously and getting away with it.
Legally there is a difference between "road rage"
and "aggressive driving." Only a few states have
enacted special aggressive driving laws. Road rage
cases are normally processed as assault and battery
(with or without a vehicle), or "vehicular homicide."
Perhaps the biggest cause of unsafe highways is
people's unwillingness to scrutinize their own
conduct, preferring to blame other drivers. Surveys
consistently show that most people have an inflated
self-image of their motoring ability, rating the safety
of their own driving as much better than the average
motorist's.
To learn more about road rage, simply click on the
links below:
What Is Road Rage?
History of Road Rage
Avoiding Road Rage
Driving with Emotional Intelligence
driving behavior. Aggressive driving leads to
road rage either on the part of the driver or on the
part of the victim. People who are aggressive drivers
feel they “own the road.” They have little to no
regard for other drivers and are reckless and
dangerous.
These drivers have a lot of anger, resentment, and
frustration and they take that with them when they
get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Generally,
aggressive drivers are those who are poorly
educated with a high level of stress and little ability
to cope with that stress.
Road rage is what results from an aggressive
driver's driving habits. They generally have a short
fuse and if you try to stop them from their unsafe
behaviors, they become agitated and often violent.
What’s most surprising is that the aggressive driver
often is not the main person involved in a road rage
incident. Road rage results from aggressive driving
in one of two ways:
1.The aggressive driver exhibits unsafe behavior
and another driver attempts to stop that behavior.
The aggressive driver becomes angry that someone
would stand up to him or her and that anger comes
out with unbridled rage.
2.The aggressive driver exhibits unsafe behavior
and another driver becomes angered at the
recklessness. He or she confronts the aggressive
driver in a threatening way, thus precipitating a road
rage incident.
Aggressive driving is a choice just as road
rage is a choice. Studies have found that it’s a
learned behavior as well. Unfortunately, hundreds of
cases of road rage each year end with serious
injuries or even fatalities.
Most drivers have feelings of road rage because it is
a cultural norm. People learn this behavior from
childhood when being driven by parents and adults.
Also, by the time adolescents begin to drive they
have been exposed to thousands of hours of TV
programs that feature drivers behaving badly or
dangerously and getting away with it.
Legally there is a difference between "road rage"
and "aggressive driving." Only a few states have
enacted special aggressive driving laws. Road rage
cases are normally processed as assault and battery
(with or without a vehicle), or "vehicular homicide."
Perhaps the biggest cause of unsafe highways is
people's unwillingness to scrutinize their own
conduct, preferring to blame other drivers. Surveys
consistently show that most people have an inflated
self-image of their motoring ability, rating the safety
of their own driving as much better than the average
motorist's.
To learn more about road rage, simply click on the
links below:
What Is Road Rage?
History of Road Rage
Avoiding Road Rage
Driving with Emotional Intelligence
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