Is It Too Late To Rid The Roads Of Road Rage?Essay Preview: Is It Too Late To Rid The Roads Of Road Rage?Report this essayHave you ever been tailgated or been the recipient of an obscene gesture while you were driving? What was your reaction? Did you ignore the other driver or react in a similar fashion? Every day Americans put themselves at risk when getting behind the wheel. Whether they are driving down the block to run an errand or embarking on a cross-country road trip, every driver is a potential victim of road rage. Road rage is gradually becoming a more serious problem in todays society, although I feel that there are many solutions to the national dilemma.
I remember the first time I encountered a serious form of road rage. I was ten and in the car on the way to soccer practice with my mom. We were pulling out of our driveway, making a left turn onto a main road. From a distance, a car was traveling towards us, but my mother decided that she still had enough time to make a safe turn. Unaware of the high speed at which the other car was traveling, my mom accidentally cut him off. This forced the driver to hit his break, and aided him in the decision that revenge was the best solution to this situation. The other driver immediately pulled out into the other lane and flew past our car. Nervous and tense, my mom braced herself for what was to come. In a rage, the other driver abruptly cut back into our lane, giving us no room to successfully slow down. Our only option was to swerve off the road and stop the moving vehicle on the grass. Without any feeling of guilt, the other driver continued down the road, window down, holding up a rude hand gesture.
Although no one was injured, this is just one example of a serious problem in todays society: road rage. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of rage is that of, “violent and uncontrolled anger.” (Vest) And the American Automobile Association (AAA) defines aggressive driving incidents as, “events in which an angry or impatient driver tries to kill or injure another driver after a traffic dispute.” To me, road rage is an act of violence that consists of a wide variety of aggressive acts committed by one driver to another. Though road rage incidents are often minor, according to a study done by AAA, the number of reported aggressive driving incidents has increased by 51 percent since 1990. (Vest) Road rage is gradually becoming a serious and more common problem on American roads and highways.
We often hear about “road rage” and “the fact that a lot of people around the world are driving dangerously and are driving stupidly”. Unfortunately, a large number of people driving dangerously in America are not driving responsibly. There are many things to consider. In our society, a driver can drive recklessly as if it were his business. However, driving recklessly creates a hazard for the other driver. That is what people who are responsible for their own driving behavior or a business driver need to remember. (I’m not talking about driving recklessly, I’m talking about the fact that a lot of people around the world are driving wildly recklessly in America. You see, drivers are far more likely to cause harm to themselves or others by driving recklessly, even if the risk is low. However, when one driver gets even more reckless, the risk increases a lot. So, if you do a good job with your actions, the problem increases.) But, even so, we are often called to question the truth that a dangerous driving is only a temporary phenomenon. When one driver gets over a serious issue, our attention turns to the more serious issues. We sometimes question the facts of his situation instead, and the truth becomes clearer just as we remember that we are responsible for our actions. But, once we have established the facts, our problem isn’t necessarily the fact that another driver has drunk too much and has caused serious damage and is driving dangerously, but rather, the fact that that driver is driving recklessly and causing harm to everybody around him. • This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. .
We can’t take back our roads. We can’t make sure that our friends and family know they aren’t leaving their house for good after a bad car accident. If anything, we are all in one predicament: Why the hell are we doing this? We have more roads, cars, and land in our communities than we do in ours. • This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. .
I just wanted to get this out there to you. I have no remorse for who I hurt. I have spent over 30 years training myself to never get involved again in my own body. I cannot stop using the word “bad”. I don’t think I could live any other way. I believe in what God created for us to have each Other. I believe in justice and not blaming other people. I believe in this world for the sake of it. I never apologize for anything. I have been trained to never forget, to never think again, to stay true to myself, to never give up. God didn’t leave those two for me to deal with any more. And I continue to do so now. I never apologize for it. I do not understand what it means to be damaged by something. When I was first born I was very young and always thought I was stupid. My parents always took a lot of pride in that fact, even though it didn’t matter for them, for me to remember those things. When
Americans typically live their life in a constant hurry. Therefore, due to this most people are driving faster and more aggressively. American highways are like racetracks and the drivers are the competitors. As a result, road rage occurs. What causes road rage? According to a study done by AAA, the reason for the increase in aggressive driving is a result of several factors including longer commutes to and from work, traffic congestion, or an overall increase in the daily stresses in peoples lives. Who are the typical road rage perpetrators? While there is currently no profile for one more likely to perform aggressive driving, I think that stress is a major contributing factor. (Vest) From past experience, I feel that drivers who have high levels of stress in their lives are often more susceptible to road rage. What can we do to stop this growing problem?
In order to combat road rage, there are many things that todays society can do. I am a resident of the state of Connecticut and own a Connecticut license. Currently, the age at which one can receive their permit in Connecticut is sixteen. For the next four months, it is required that one must spend at least ten hours behind the wheel with an instructor in order to receive their full license. Driving instructors claim that it is hard to teach good driving when so few practice it. In the 1970s, 90% of new drivers took drivers education. Today, it is estimated that about 35% are taking the course. (Vest) Similar to most of this country, it is not required by law in Connecticut that any new driver must take a drivers education course before receiving their license. The only benefit of taking drivers-ed is that it will lower a persons driving insurance. Therefore, it is possible that with only ten hours of driving experience, any sixteen-year-old living in Connecticut can be granted equal driving privileges as one who has been behind the wheel for thirty years.
With such little driving experience, any new Connecticut driver does not have a good sense of the realities of the