Research Paper On Road Rage

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Road Rage is continuing to grow and is becoming more of a problem with the highways in the United States; it causes anger, fear, stress, and danger to our roadways everyday. When you think of the word “road rage” what do you think? Do you think of tailgating? Do you think of cutting someone off? The answer should be yes. Road rage can mean many different things like, tailgating, speeding, honking the horn, flashing your headlights, changing lanes quickly and often, and gestures to other drivers.

Road Rage became popular around the 1990s, people often called it aggressive driving. The aggressive driving that’s happening is causing road rage; you can’t control anyone else’s driving behaviors besides your own. Whether you’re either just learning

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