Road-Rage

1RoadRageRoadrageisanaggressiveorangrybehaviorbyadriverofanautomobileorothermotorvehicle.Suchbehaviormightincluderudegestures,verbalinsults,deliberatelydrivinginanunsafeorthreateningmanner,ormakingthreats.Roadragecanleadtoquarrels,assaults(attacks),andcollisionswhichresultininjuriesandevendeaths.Itcanbethoughtofasanextremecaseofaggressivedriving.Thefollowingarecommonmanifestationsofroadrage:·Aggressivedriving,includingsuddenacceleration,braking,andclosetailgating.·Cuttingothersoffinalane,ordeliberatelypreventingsomeonefrommerging.·Chasingothermotorists·Flashinglightsand/orsoundingthehornexcessively.·Drivingathighspeedsinthemiddleofahighwaytoterrifydriversinbothlanes.·Shoutingverbalabusesorthreats.·Intentionallycausingacollisionbetweenvehicles.·Hittingothervehicles.·Assaultingothermotorists,theirpassengers,cyclistsorpedestrians·Threateningtouseorusingafirearmorotherdeadlyweapon.·Throwingprojectilesfromamovingvehiclewiththeintentofdamagingothervehicles.·Rudegestures(suchas“thefinger”).Roadrage,whetherit’sfeltwhenstuckintrafficorwhenyou’rethevictimofanotherdriver’sfrustration,isacommonexperience.Learninghowtoavoidroadragewillhelpyoudrivecalmlyandlawfully.Knowinghowtoavoidroadragedirectedtowardyoufromotherdriverswillmakeyourcommutesaferandmoreenjoyable.Method1of2:DealingwithOtherPeople’sRoadRage1.Beapolitedriver.Allowotherdriverstopassyouorgetoverintoyourlaneifneeded.Helpingotherdriverswillputyouandtheminamorepeacefulstateofmindandfollowingtherulesoftheroadwillkeepyousafe.2.Avoidconfrontation.Ifanangrydriveryellsatyouorsharesarudegestureouthisorherwindow,don’tmakeeyecontactoryellback.Keepyoureyesontheroadandignoretheangrydriver.Fightinganddrivingangryisdangeroustobothofyouaswellastheotherdriversandwillonlycausethesituationtoescalate.3.Rememberthatit’snothingpersonal.Ifanotherdrivercutsyouoffor2honksatyou,it’sbecausethey’reexperiencingtheirownroadrage,notbecausetheyareangryatyou.Don’tletitruinyourcommute.Takingoffenseathisorheractionwillonlycauseyourownroadragetoescalate.4.Staysafe.Ifyoudobecomeavictimofanotherdriver’sroadrageandyoufeelthreatened,takestepstokeepyourselfsafe.Notethelicenseplatenumber,make,andmodelofthevehicleincasethesituationescalatesandthereisvehicledamage.Ifyou’rebeingfollowed,drivetothenearestpolicestationandrequestassistance.Method2of2:KeepingYourOwnRoadRageUnderControl1.Keepyourdrivingenvironmentcalm.Makingyourcarahappy,peacefulplacewillhelpkeepyourroadangeratbay.Listentomusicthatmakesyouhappyorthatcalmsyoudown.Creatingapositivedrivingenvironmentwillhelpkeepyoucalmduringyourcommuteandaidyouinignoringtheroadrageofothers.2.Allowyourselfplentyoftime.Beinglatewillmakeyouanxiousandimpatient,soyou'llbemorelikelytogetangryatotherdriversormakeirresponsibledrivingdecisionsthatwillmakethemangryatyou.Leavingyourselfplentyofdrivetimewillhelpyoustayrelaxed.3.Findalternateroutesifnecessary.Ifconstructionzonesorrushhourhighwaytraffictendtomakeyouedgyandmorelikelytoexpressyourroadrage,findanotherwaytogetwhereyouneedtogo.Useanonlinemappingsystemtolookatalternateroutesusingcalmerbackroadsthatwillmakeyoulesslikelytogetangrywhiledriving.4.Avoiddistractions.Don’ttalkonthephone,textmessage,eat,ordoanyotherdistractingtaskswhileyoudrive.Thiscouldcauseyoutobecaughtoffguardbyotherdrivers’actions,fuelingyourroadrageandendangeringyouandotherdrivers.5.Alwaysrememberthattheroadispublicproperty.Theroaddoesnotbelongsolelytoyou,howevermuchyoumaycontributetotaxesofthecountry.Anypublicentityhastobegivendueconsiderationtootherusers.