Firstly, Road rage is a big problem in the United States. In one year there has been as many as 400 billion hostile exchanges between drivers. The hostile exchanges can result in injuries and even death. The term road rages definition that based on the article is to display any anger while driving. Road rage has many forms such as tailgating, assault and milder form of rage road can evolve into a greater form. Rage can appear in many ways, some people do not even realize that they are angry. Road rage creates a greater risk of dangerous driving, traffic violation and accidents. Prevention is difficult since most people do not realize that they are showing signs of road rage, however some people have very stressful lives and should take preventive
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This article is divided into three sections. The first one is things that might cause road rage. The second provides ways to measure road rage and finally how to intervene and reducing road rage. Road rage appears in many other countries not only the United States. Third, there's three factors that contribute to road rage. One of them is Situational/Environmental Conditions, It is when someone is stuck in traffic, and something happened that ruined your travel can all contribute to the commuter. These could cause stress, and irritation it could contribute to the anger and aggressive driving. Some research found that it doesn’t affect the mood of the driver however drivers that are more prone to anger are going to be affected by high impedance …show more content…
Driving anger is associated with reckless driving and crash related condition such as loss of concentration, loss of control and close calls.
Another variable is demographic and age a genders is the one being the most observed. Younger driver tend drive riskier than older drivers and road rage. Older drivers are less affected by other drivers. Younger drivers tend to be more susceptible to to experiencing stress while driving. Men are more prone to traffic violacion than women's.
The second part of the article is to measure the rage road. One of the ways is a Driving scale. The person are asked to imagine themselves in various situation and determine how mad they would be in a scale of 1-5. Another test is a driving anger expression inventory it is designed to measure the ways an individual's show anger while driving and they are rated on a four point scale. The driver angry thoughts questionnaire is to assess angry thoughts while
This article is divided into three sections. The first one is things that might cause road rage. The second provides ways to measure road rage and finally how to intervene and reducing road rage. Road rage appears in many other countries not only the United States. Third, there's three factors that contribute to road rage. One of them is Situational/Environmental Conditions, It is when someone is stuck in traffic, and something happened that ruined your travel can all contribute to the commuter. These could cause stress, and irritation it could contribute to the anger and aggressive driving. Some research found that it doesn’t affect the mood of the driver however drivers that are more prone to anger are going to be affected by high impedance …show more content…
Driving anger is associated with reckless driving and crash related condition such as loss of concentration, loss of control and close calls.
Another variable is demographic and age a genders is the one being the most observed. Younger driver tend drive riskier than older drivers and road rage. Older drivers are less affected by other drivers. Younger drivers tend to be more susceptible to to experiencing stress while driving. Men are more prone to traffic violacion than women's.
The second part of the article is to measure the rage road. One of the ways is a Driving scale. The person are asked to imagine themselves in various situation and determine how mad they would be in a scale of 1-5. Another test is a driving anger expression inventory it is designed to measure the ways an individual's show anger while driving and they are rated on a four point scale. The driver angry thoughts questionnaire is to assess angry thoughts while