Pros And Cons Of Road Rage

Staying calm is very important. Aggressive drivers tend to make rude gestures and yell obscenities, but do not let this bother you. Paying attention to them will only divert your attention away from the road. Also, do not become frantic if something unexpected happens. Remaining calm will help you think more clearly and

Many aggressive driving traits occur because someone isn't carefully paying attention to the road. As a result, they are surprised when driving conditions change, get afraid, and fly into a "flight or flight" mode, where everyone is an enemy.

Thesis:Road rage is a major problem in the United States, it causes accidents, anger, fear, and danger to our roadways everyday.

If a person had road rage of extreme anger and behavior towards other drivers, one of the approaches that could explain why the person is like this is Behaviorism. Behaviorism is the use of rewards and punishments. John Watson created this in the direct opposition to Freud, it explains that the environment determines the behavior. Say, there are tons of cars honking or they are nervous, yelling at another driver could ease the nervousness they feel by the car moving in response to the yelling. Another way this could explain the road rage is Psychoanalytic. The Psychoanalytic Approach was started by Sigmund Freud. It explains that the unconscious mind wants pleasure. So, by yelling at the car/person in front of them they could get them to move which gives pleasure. A third reason

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines road rage as “an assault with a motor vehicle or other dangerous weapon by the passenger of one motor vehicle on the passengers of another motor vehicle".

An easy way to deal with this sort of driving is to use defensive driving tactics and thinking about others or for authorities to make more strict rules when it comes to being inconsiderate on public roadways.

On page 233 Ove is teaching Parvaneh to drive because she does not have a license. She doesn’t know how to use the clutch and at one stop light, and she is stuck there. There is a big suburban behind their Sabb and they keep honking at them to go. Ove finally had had enough and he got out of the car and threw the person in the passenger seat out of the car. He yells at him and tells him how he feels. I have had personal experiences with road rage and poor driving. Only last weekend, I was leaving Selwyn Pub, going home, and a BMW comes and turns into the parking lot and comes so close to our car that I feel like if it moved an inch closer that it would bump our car. Another experience I've had is with my father. He tends to be more aggressive

“Driving while Stupid” is an article by Dave Barry that addresses the crazy thing people do while driving. In this article, Dave talks about his personal experience of reckless driving. One example includes how people in Boston drive as if they trying to jump through an open drawbridge. He talks about how people in Italy drive as if they shouldn’t drive behind any other driver and how they are trying to pass each other. Dave talks about how people in Argentinean drive fast even inside parking garages. Also, how they drive at night with their headlights off to extend the life of their bulbs. He even discussed how the bus driver in China would sometimes push people out of the way with the bus. Dave then explains that these are nothing compare

Over recent decades, driving has almost become a necessity to many young adults since some jobs require a farther commute and colleges are not located in every town. Driving is a privilege and many people neglect this privilege by developing dangerous driving habits. Some of these include speeding, distracted driving, road rage and driving under the influence. In today's age people live a very fast paced, rushed lifestyle. Speeding is becoming a problem because people are impatient. Speeding decreases your reaction time for avoiding collisions and is becoming a profitable scheme for law enforcement through speed traps. I speed all the time and realize the dangers of doing so. I have not been in a collision yet or been pulled over by a police officer because they could not keep

Distracted driving is the most common reason for road rage. People spend a good amount of time behind the wheel of their

In bumper-to-bumper traffic they will honk, flip people the bird, and yell as if the rest of us can do anything to make things flow way better. Stay away, give him plenty of space, and let him take his anger out on someone or something else. Change lanes, do not drive in front of him, and get behind him. Do anything you can to let someone else be the target of his anger and avoid them

If the answer is yes to any of these questions, it is possible that you are susceptible to road rage .

Driving is a skill and a necessity in today’s society. As with everything that is designed to help people there are those who take advantage of it and put others in danger. According to a study done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2017) some of the most dangerous driving habits that occur in the United States are; speeding, distracted driving, and driving tired. To improve our society we need to focus on these habits and try to break them. In doing so, it will make traveling by road much safer and will reduce the number of people that are killed in motor vehicle accidents.

Now we get into what is known as the reckless driver. A picture comes to mind of a frazzled man or woman driving a beat up Oldsmobile; cigarette dangling from the lip of their mouth, swerving in and out of traffic while others beep their horns in disapproval. This type of driver can occur when a competent driver has had a bad day and is encountering the overly cautious driver. Stereotypically this driver is younger in age and male, but I feel that the reckless driver has no set age or sex. They get so angry for the smallest of reasons that they don’t really care what they do as a result, so long as they go out in a blaze of glory. They tend to disregard most driving signs and have no qualms about risking their life or the lives of others. These are the drivers who barely apply the brake when coming to a stop, more like “tap tap and go”. My uncle Jim is a prime example of a reckless driver. At the age of 82, he drives a boat of a Cadillac, commanding the streets with his led foot and somewhat latent reactions to those around him. Try telling him to ease up or look out, and he’s bound to increase the gas flow to his V8 engine.

The question that should be asked is why are so many people are compelled to be dangerous drivers? It could be that there is a sense of invincibility when they are in control of a big powerful machine. This is often the case with younger male drivers, who enjoy the thrill of dangerous driving. In other instances normally calm, law abiding drivers snap in a fit of rage. This road rage can turn a driver from calm to instantly a monster behind the wheel,