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  Road Rage in Minnesota
Road rage is the term applied to acts of harassment or violence that occur while driving.
Though road rage incidents are relatively infrequent, the number of reports are continue to grow prompting aggressive prosecution and even specific legislation designed to curtail the conduct.
Since road rage incidents are often precipitated by the conduct of one or more drivers over a relatively large geographic area as the cars move down the road, any one witness may have only a small portion of the facts.
www.nvo.com /beaulier/roadrageitsdefense   (930 words)

  
 Road Rage
A road rager can become upset because you accidentally cut in front of him or her, or other reasons that were not intentional.
Instead, road ragers claim, the "careless" driver seems to be unconcerned about what they just did and, therefore, needs to be taught a lesson.
Use of common sense is essential in responding to road rage incidents.
www.awesomelibrary.org /road-rage.html   (810 words)

  
 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - Resources
Road rage is uncontrolled anger that results in violence or threatened violence on the road; it is criminal behavior.
Figure 2 shows that 39 percent of survey respondents indicated that road rage is definitely a problem in their area and another 15 percent believe that it is a problem.
Nearly one-third (32%) did not know if road rage is a problem, or were neutral as to its status, and 14 percent do not believe that it is a problem in their area.
www.aaafoundation.org /resources/index.cfm?button=roadrage   (8997 words)

  
 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - Resources
...road death and injury rates are the result, to a considerable extent, of the expression of aggressive behavior...those societies with the greatest amount of violence and aggression in their structure will show this by externalizing some of this violence in the form of dangerous and aggressive driving...
In particular, there may be cases where a "road rage" offender can only be convicted of a non-motoring offense even though his or her aggressive behavior is clearly linked to driving and the driving environment.
Attempts to estimate the potential number of road rage cases tend to be based on the extrapolation of small-scale surveys, which is a tenuous methodology given the difficulties in providing an accurate prognosis of the problem.
www.aaafoundation.org /resources/index.cfm?button=agdrtext   (14128 words)

  
 Deerbrook Insurance Company - Auto Safety - Road Rage
Road rage is considered a type of aggressive driving.
If you are susceptible to road rage, the key is to discharge your emotion in a healthy way.
Even though the problem of road rage may seem daunting, there are large-scale preventative measures currently underway to reduce the risk of aggressive driving and related fatalities.
www.deerbrook.com /auto_safety/road_rage/default.asp   (631 words)

  
 Driving Today
I define habitual road rage as a persistent state of hostility behind the wheel, demonstrated by acts of aggression on a continuum of violence, and justified by righteous indignation.
James claims that we are born to road rage, because as youngsters we see our parents vent their spleens inappropriately behind the wheel.
Perhaps, in the broadest definition, road rage is just another symptom of the fact that, as Joseph Conrad pointed out in Heart of Darkness, civilization is a very thin veneer over a caldron of venal, selfish and wicked human impulses.
www.drivingtoday.com /partner/content/antiquecar/2000-10-16/feature_road_rage.html   (1481 words)

  
 Road Rage - ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine
Some say road rage has become a catchall label that's being defined much too broadly, and there are a few studies done that are looking into this issue.
When Congress held a hearing into why seemingly ordinary people are going berserk on the roads, the head of the Department of Transportation (DOT) testified that aggressive driving (which includes weaving in and out of traffic and speeding) caused 29,000 of 42,000 traffic fatalities in 1996.
Whether it's defined broadly--as any display of aggression by a driver--or used to refer to more extreme acts of violence, road rage is being recognized as more of a problem.
www.roadandtravel.com /safetyandsecurity/roadrage.html   (1088 words)

  
 InsWeb Article: Road Rage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Road rage may have a catchy name, but it is a serious, extremely unpleasant fact of life.
What one person may consider an act of road rage may seem to another just a defensive driving move.
Driver behavior that could fall under the "road rage" category ranges over a broad spectrum, from mumbled or shouted insults and hand gestures to intimidating driving, throwing objects or, at its most extreme, using weapons or using cars as weapons.
www.insweb.com /learningcenter/articles/auto-road-rage.htm   (732 words)

  
 Road Rage & Aggressive Driving
Road rage is more pervasive than one can imagine.
Related to this increase in aggressive driving incidents may be the fact that the number of drivers on the road is increasing; as of 1990, 91 percent of people drove to work.
Pull over to the shoulder of the road and allow cars to pass if you are pulling a trailer or driving a cumbersome vehicle that backs up traffic.
www.coedu.usf.edu /zalaquett/roadrage/roadrage.html   (2267 words)

  
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 Understanding Road Rage
If, he reasoned, road rage really is on the rise, then police departments all across the country will have records of it, since these incidents would qualify as reportable crimes, highway accidents, deaths, etc, involving a car and driver and perhaps other passengers.
Road rage is the incredibly unbearable frustration of being unable to successfully make the switch from the electronic to the mechanical universe while driving.
So in a very real sense, road rage is a phenomenon born of violence and will naturally lead to more violence, putting a new spin on the idea that those who live by the sword may die by the sword.
www.nyu.edu /pubs/counterblast/issue1_nov01/articles/schuchardt.html   (4681 words)

  
 Aggressive Driving Index and Overview
"Road Rage" is a term believed to be coined by the American media, originally to describe the most violent events.
"Road Rage", such as using the vehicle as a weapon or physically assaulting a driver or their vehicle, is NOT aggressive driving.
Part of the cure for road rage is to return the public's perception of this problem to more realistic proportions.
www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us /aggr-ndx.htm   (3532 words)

  
 Drivers.com: Behavior: Road Rage
Studies of road rage all share the same academically fatal flaw of starting with a foregone conclusion, says writer David Dehaas, and they confuse aggressive driving with road rage.
Road safety researcher Dr. Barry Elliott analyzes the definition of "road rage," the facts on traffic violence, and the implications for road safety.
Road rage may be a hot topic and a convenient way to piggyback driving issues into the media, but treating the symptoms of traffic problems won't do much for the underlying causes.
www.drivers.com /topic/31   (300 words)

  
 ABC News: Road Rage? It May Be a Clinical Disorder
Doctors think Cooper's road rage was the symptom of something far deeper.
"Road rage, especially if it's frequent enough, is probably a part of IED, which is much more prevalent than people thought," said Dr. Emil Coccaro of the University of Chicago.
The type of road rage linked to IED can be controlled with medication and therapy.
abcnews.go.com /GMA/Health/story?id=2035780   (527 words)

  
 GameSpy: The Simpsons Road Rage Review
Road Rage has four ways to play, not including the fifth two-player mode (which needs two cartridges, by the way).
Despite it being a Crazy Taxi clone, Road Rage eschews the perpetual arrow that directs you towards the goal in favor of an auto-map at the corner of the screen.
Road Rage is almost fun enough, but overall too shallow to be worth a solid purchase to anyone.
gba.gamespy.com /gameboy-advance/the-simpsons-road-rage/6013p1.html   (926 words)

  
 Road rage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Road rage is a term used to refer to criminally violent behavior by a driver of an automobile, which thus causes accidents or incidents on roadways.
Road rage cases -- about 1200 a year -- are normally processed as assault and battery (with or without a vehicle), or "vehicular homicide" (in the event someone is killed).
ROAD RAGE: CAUSES AND DANGERS OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVING (transcript of a portion of the official hearin record of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure -- 1997): http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/Trans/hpw105-34.000/hpw105-34_0f.htm
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Road_rage   (690 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Road Rage And Aggressive Driving: Books: Leon James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving examines the psycho-legal context of a growing social epidemic and provides instructions for putting the brakes on highway aggression by restoring civility and safety to our roads.
"Road rage" is highly recommended for drivers of all ages (might be difficult for readers under 18: reading level).
In Road Rage and Aggressive Driving, the authors trace these problems to childhood roots and attitudes toward the law: they argue that road rage is experienced by most drivers, and tell how to use self-tests to estimate personal road rage tendencies.
www.amazon.ca /Road-Rage-Aggressive-Driving-James/dp/1573928461   (1362 words)

  
 Road Rage Cards :: Legal Stuff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Road Rage Cards, Inc. ("we" or "us") offers access to and use of www.roadrage.com and/or www.roadragecards.com (“site”) to you, subject to your acceptance of these terms and conditions ("Terms").
Road Rage Cards, roadrage.com and roadragecards.com are trademarks of Road Rage Cards, Inc. Other product, service and company names listed in our site may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Road Rage Cards may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, traffic patterns, and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.
www.roadrage.com /legal.htm   (1638 words)

  
 Word Spy - road rage
Other research, which analyzed more than 10,000 road rage incidents, reported that men ages 18 to 26 accounted for a majority of the confrontations, while women accounted for only 4 percent overall.
The study, based on news, police and insurance reports from 1990-96, was conducted for the AAA foundation by Mizell & Co., an international security firm in Bethesda, Md. The research found that aggressive drivers tend to be young, poorly educated men with criminal records, histories of violence, or drug or alcohol problems.
A fit of "road rage" has landed a man in jail, accused of shooting a woman passenger who's car had "cut him off" on the highway.
www.wordspy.com /words/roadrage.asp   (350 words)

  
 Iowa Department of Transportation
However, it is commonly defined as a societal condition where motorists lose their temper in reaction to a traffic disturbance.
This makes "road rage" a serious issue of traffic safety - the safety of yourself and others.
Those persons are "raging" at home, at work and on the road.
www.dot.state.ia.us /roadrage.htm   (836 words)

  
 Road Rage
Road Rage is going to be a bit more political for the next four weeks as the U. enters its silly season before the elections November 7.
This episode of Road Rage is all about big box stores and the war on the middle class.
This episode of Road Rage is a memorial tribute to those New Yorkers who died at the World Trade Center five years ago.
roadrageradio.libsyn.com   (1053 words)

  
 Road Rage | Caremark Health Resources
People who experience road rage so violent that it leads to an assault against another driver, passenger, or car may be suffering from "intermittent explosive disorder" (IED), according to a report in the June 2006 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Although no agency keeps official statistics on road rage events across the country, reports of so-called "aggressive driving" incidents have increased by about 7 percent each year since 1990, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
Many cases of road rage occur when these perpetrators are going through some kind of emotional crisis, such as losing a job or girlfriend, going through a divorce, or suffering from an injury or illness, according to the AAA foundation.
healthresources.caremark.com /topic/roadrage   (2277 words)

  
 COURTTV.COM - OJ Road Rage Trial
A jury in O.J. Simpson's Florida road rage trial found the football legend not guilty of battery and auto burglary in the Dec. 4, 2000, incident.
The prosecutor in O.J. Simpson's road rage trial used some bizarre tactics to paint the notorious criminal defendant as a liar.
O.J. Simpson was seething with rage during a traffic dispute in which he allegedly attacked another motorist, the alleged victim testified Thursday.
www.courttv.com /trials/ojroadrage   (297 words)

  
 Drivers.com: Road rage
An Australian study estimates that about half of all traffic accidents in Australia may be due to road rage.
With an estimated total of 1,800 reported incidents of violent road behavior in the U.S. in 1996, it's a situation to be taken seriously.
Pretty much, road warriors are the result of a flashpoint of all the accumulated stresses in one's life.
www.drivers.com /issues/roadrage/pepper.html   (746 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Road rage
It seems that O.J. Simpson is back in the news yet again; this time he's being accused of road rage while in a dispute with another motorist.
Many States have introduced legislations aimed at diminishing incidents of road rage, and hopefully action will be taken from coast to coast so that this phenomenon is reduced to a minimum.
Road rage is a recent emotion that has been developed in the human psyche, which can only be experienced when driving a motorized vehicle.
www.askmen.com /toys/cars/28_car_review.html   (658 words)

  
 ‘Road rage’ gets a medical diagnosis - Mental Health - MSNBC.com
A new study suggests that 'road rage' is more than just bad behavior.
CHICAGO - To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage.
Road rage, temper outbursts that involve throwing or breaking objects and even spousal abuse can sometimes be attributed to the disorder, though not everyone who does those things is afflicted.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/13152708   (718 words)

  
 RoadRagers.com - Road Rage Advice - How to Deal With Road Rage
These are conditions that are perfect for road rage, and almost everybody has experienced them.
Know the roads that are under construction and listen to weather reports that may cause traffic delays.
The Road Ragers Web Site is intended to create a safe environment for frustrated drivers to vent disapproval of what they witness on the streets and highways.
roadragers.com /advice.htm   (566 words)

  
 Take The Road Rage Test!
All over America drivers are being punished by Road Rage, which compounds the problem by producing Road Rage in the attacked driver.
Road Rage retaliation tactics run from yelling and inappropriate gestures to deliberate braking and using a car as a weapon.
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www.healthylife.net /body/roadRageTest.html   (421 words)

  
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