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ROAD RAGE

Rage according to the dictionary is violent anger, violence, fury, intense anger.

Road rage is aggressive and angry behavior of drivers, rude gestures, verbal insults, physical assaults or dangerous driving methods targeted towards other drivers to intimidate or release frustrations.

Road rage is long honks, swearing, tailgating and fights.

Extreme case of aggressive driving can result in serious physical injuries or death.

Road rage is aggressive maneuvers and gestures. Study shows that about 1200 incidents of road rages in US is usually in young drivers with 96% as males.

In Germany, a gun wielding truck driver fired at 762 cars, he was driven by annoyance and frustration with traffic.

Road rage endangers other road users, it is endangerment of public safety, careless and reckless, and in fact, it is called vehicular homicide.

Long honks, swerving, tailgating and fighting are evidences of road rages.

Having road rages increase stress level. Those who customize cars with stickers and other ornaments are more prone to road rages.

Road rage is a disorder known as intermittent explosive disorder although not recognized in diagnostics and statistics manual of mental disorder. (DSM)

It is extremely serious at in some climes. It is called predatory driving which is a serious offence with jail terms of 5yrs, while in new Zealand, ramming a vehicle can attract maximum penalty of 7yrs.

In Singapore, it is 2yr jail term, while it is homicide in US if it results to death.

Source: WIKIPEDIA

 

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