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Road rage is aggressive or angry behavior exhibited by people driving a vehicle. These behaviors include rude and verbal insults, yelling, physical threats or dangerous driving methods targeted at other drivers, pedestrians or cyclists in an effort to intimidate or release frustration.
Road rage incidents with a gun per 100K residents: 1.10 Accidents with fatalities due to aggressive and/or careless driving per 100K residents: 5.24 Percentage of accidents due to aggressive and ...
A viral road rage incident in Toledo, Ohio, USA, earlier this month saw a woman, who has now been identified as 36-year-old Katreena Aiken, being body-slammed after attacking a male driver during ...
The state's road-rage score stands at 30.73, with 0.39 road-rage incidents involving a gun per 100,000 residents, 6.68 fatal accidents, and 2.26 aggressive or careless-driving violations per 100,000.
As demand approaches the capacity of a road (or of the intersections along the road), extreme traffic congestion sets in. When vehicles are fully stopped for periods of time, this is known as a traffic jam [3] [4] or (informally) a traffic snarl-up [5] [6] or a tailback. [7] Drivers can become frustrated and engage in road rage. Drivers and ...
Failure to adhere to this behavior can cause an increased risk of legal consequences, road collisions, trauma and road rage. [ 7 ] Driving etiquette can extend beyond in-vehicle actions: [ 8 ] When a courteous driver scrapes the fender or inflicts minor damage to a parked car without its owner present, they leave a note giving their name ...
Attacker was under effects of drugs. [104] 2018 Newport Wales Hit and Run 4 injured on 29 April when a teen driver smashed into a crowd outside a nightclub claiming to try to stop a brawl, then fled and set his car on fire. He was found guilty of two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent, while two other teens pled guilty for their role in ...
Add frustrating road construction, backups and gridlock, crashes and breakdowns blocking the way, and the daily rush back to the office — and you have a recipe for road rage. Then there are ...