1. Road Rage
It is defined as threatening or sometimes violent behavior that is intentionally inflicted on one or more motorist. Road rage is an increasing problem in the United States. "Researchers say that the highway fatality rate due to driver aggression has increased little by little for four years, which is enough to establish a clear trend that costs the nation 150 billion dollars" (Fiore A1).
Road rage causes many different threats and harms. Drivers behind the wheel are at the risk of being greatly affected by living with the threat of an aggressive driver every time they get behind the wheel. The most dangerous combination is when one instigates and one retaliates, in some cases using guns, knives or their cars to settle a dispute. Under the right circumstances, anybody can become involved in road rage. For example, actor Jack Nicholson, at a red light, got out of his car, and with a golf club, smashed the windshield of the car in front of him that had cut him off earlier. In another situation a "stressed out church deacon in New Bedford, Massachusetts fired a crossbow through the window of a car, killing the man who cut him off" (Reid D1). Road rage can inflict serious physical harm on its victims and even death. Of the 42,000 highway deaths last year, two thirds of them were related to aggressive driving. Automobiles are being used as weapons to inflict pain and suffering on people for reasons such as not using their blinkers or getting in the way of an angry driver.
There are many reasons that lead people into rage on the road. One of the main causes is competition between drivers; as they get on the freeway, these drivers see themselves as getting into a race or competition with the other drivers around them. These drivers see winners and losers on the road as they try to pass by or not let others in front of them. Sounds like the Roadrunner and the Coyote, doesn't it? A person's mood or feelings while they drive effects what they do.
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