Road Rage

Road Rage

The term Road Rage can be referred to violent behaviour of a driver This violent behaviour may lead to a road accident because the driver was not able to remain in control of himself or his emotions thus leading to aggressive driving which may prove fatal . The driver fails to control his temper and explodes which is manifested in different manners . Speeding and aggressive acceleration or tailgating may take place . Cutting others off or weaving in and out of traffic is also a very common result of road rage . Rude

gestures , verbal abuse and threats are also witnessed often . Every year more than 300 cases of road rage have ended with serious injuries some of them fatal

Why does road rage occur ? One of the common reasons is that it has become a cultural norm . From childhood one has been observing one 's parents and other adults and has just followed in their footsteps Secondly , by the time an adolescent starts driving he or she has been exposed to numerous hours of television gazing which have portrayed features of bad drivers who have not only shown road rage but have also got away with it too

Thirdly , if one is in an benevolent mood and is courteous to another driver , one expects the other driver to be courteous in return and when a courtesy is not returned , no thanks is given the driver turns furious and may even pursue the car and driver demanding a thank you and when it is denied the anger flares up and one feels hurt and insulted as well This quickly turns to road rage and one wants to punish the offender revenge is all one thinks about , for one is ruled by angry emotions and one does not question the legitimacy of one 's anger or the fact that the other driver might simply have been oblivious to the courtesy shown as he /she might have been engrossed in other thoughts . Fourthly , it can also be generational where the youngsters feel that they can navigate the roads at 95 with their six months driving experience and they want to overtake every car and every person which can cause road rage among other drivers

Road Rage is found everywhere in America today . As people commute to and fro daily burdened with anxiety , stress , discontent etc . such incidents tend to become more . The sad part is that everyone seems to be doing it What is the rush for ? You might save a few minutes but is it worth hurting someone , may not always be physical but even mentally ? It is a question worth pondering over . Verbal road rage which begins with an explosion of invectives and accusations will rapidly reach a peak , last a few seconds with a slight feeling of relief only to flare up again This cycle of anger can go on and if not mitigated will result in a tragedy

We tend to find road rage everywhere because of the unforgiving...