Road rage is too common. (Road Rage)

Member Name: craftydonna

Product:	Road Rage
Date:	25/01/07 (52 review reads)
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Advantages: Shouting makes you feel better.

Disadvantages: Accidents

Road Rage needs to be taken more serous, like drink driving and driving under the influence of drugs, using mobile phones Why?

Because road rage cause's as many accidents as other driving offences. I do not drive myself and road rage is one of the reasons i hold back in trying, its just too scary. I think drivers need to learn how to cope with situations which arise while driving in a better manner.

How many of you have got stressed while driving?
Shouted at other drivers, even if they can't hear you?
Drove too close, because a driver in front is going too slow?
Honked your horn several times?
Gave the V sign?

All the above could cause lack of concentration resulting in an accident even if it seems minor at the time.

I have seen about two accidents due to road rage, only minor but still wouldn't have happened if they had kept calm. An old lady was in the wrong lane and a lad in a car came speeding up beeping horn, which made the lady panic and she hit a lamp-post. All the lad had to do was let the lady across, even if she was in the wrong. On another occasion a car ended in a ditch because two lads wasn't going to give into the other on a duel carriageway which went into one lane, luckily no other cars got in the way, we just observed from behind. Then there the hundreds of occasions where i have seen it and waited for disaster but luckily on lose occasions nothing happened.

Maybe they should add some calming measures to driving tests, but then some driving instructors have a lot to answer for, as my sister could tell you about. Hers really did get nasty with other drivers, not a good example.

So please try and stay calm, while driving, as it only takes a little lack of concentration to make things very bad.

Summary: Road rage is more common than we think.