| Turn on the television to watch the news and | | | | Drivers who drive the farthest are often the |
| you're likely to see at least one story of injuries | | | | most like to react if they are confronted with |
| or deaths caused because of road rage. Do truck | | | | aggressive or rude drivers. Unfortunately that |
| drivers get road rage? Unfortunately, some of us | | | | means that many truck drivers, who have been |
| do. | | | | on the road for hours trying to deliver a load, |
| Most people are aware of drivers that get upset | | | | sometimes are guilty of road rage. |
| because of traffic. They are seen nearly every | | | | Of course, the best course of action when |
| day on the road screaming at the people in front | | | | someone is driving poorly is to not become |
| of them who aren't going fast enough. Quite | | | | emotionally involved if someone cuts you off or is |
| often, however, road rage turns dangerous and | | | | going to slow. Not all cases of road rage happen |
| lives are lost. | | | | while drivers are on the highway. Some occur in |
| Aggressive driving isn't anything new. Drivers with | | | | parking lots where people are vying for the same |
| Road Rage are seen driving too closely behind | | | | parking spot. |
| another vehicle, speeding, changing lanes without | | | | Road rage seems to be an epidemic in the |
| ensuring they are clear, forgetting to signal that | | | | country. Women are as likely to have problems in |
| you're changing lanes, or being rude to other | | | | this area as much as men. The drivers come |
| drives. Aggressive driving becomes road rage | | | | from all walks of life and are in all age groups. |
| when the driver who is already frustrated with | | | | What can be done about this problem? Some |
| traffic overreacts or retaliates with some type of | | | | professionals recommend having those guilty of |
| violence. | | | | road rage attend a support group. Other |
| Various media sources have reported the | | | | suggestions are to require each person found |
| incidences of road rage, many of them which | | | | guilty in court of road rage to attend anger |
| have ended in loss of life, but need not | | | | management courses. In either case, something |
| characterize each accident as being the result of | | | | needs to be done. |
| road rage. If you happen to notice an actual case | | | | Do truck drivers get road rage? Truck drivers are |
| of road rage where a driver is purposely trying to | | | | as human as the next person. They will have |
| run someone off the road as well as if a person | | | | episodes where they get frustrated by the way |
| is exhibiting impaired driving, contact the | | | | others on the road are driving. If they realize they |
| authorities to alert them. Many cell phones can be | | | | have a problem, they may want to seek help |
| used to do this simply by dialing #77. | | | | from professionals. |