Automotive

Road rage is defined as aggressive behavior by a driver of a motor vehicle. It is frustration manifesting itself in angry gestures, words or, in extreme cases, violent action. Unfortunately, this behavior is not limited to a certain country, race or culture and it manifests itself all over the world.

More often than not, road rage incidents occur in traffic. Sometimes, incidents of road rage are caused by simple misunderstanding. Some driver may make a momentary error of judgment but the offended drivers thinks that they have been aggrieved and that the other person is driving aggressively. In cases like these, an offending driver should apologize for his error immediately in order to defuse tension levels and prevent the situation from escalating. Some of the worst cases of road rage have occurred when the opportunity for two drivers to defuse the situation does not present itself. Gesticulations and aggressive maneuvering result in a rapidly degenerating situation. Worked up into unreasonable anger, one or both drivers then get out of their vehicles and physically attack the other driver or vehicle.