NEW YORK-An estimated 80 percent of US motorists have engaged in aggressive driving, including tailgating, honking and, in extreme cases, ramming other vehicles when angered, according to a new study.
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In a ground-breaking piece of research study, the AAA discovered that road rage has actually reached epidemic proportions.
The AAA Foundation suggests that drivers not be forceful on the road, to do not forget to be tolerant and forgiving and to avoid eye contact and making gestures to other drivers. After accounting for the 4.5 percent of licensed drivers who reported not driving in the past 30 days, 2.8 percent or 5.7 million of drivers reported that they had bumped or rammed another vehicle on objective at least once in the past year.
The study also found that male and younger drivers aged 19-39 were significantly more likely to engage in extreme road rage, such as purposefully ramming other vehicles or exiting the auto to confront other drivers.
“North Carolina’s statistics are staggering, far too many drivers are transforming minor frustrations into rage and aggression”, said AAA Carolina’s Foundation for Traffic Safety President Tiffany Wright. The most worrying findings suggest that around 8 million USA drivers engaged in extreme examples of road rage, including purposefully ramming another automobile or getting out of the vehicle to confront another driver.
Drivers in the Northeast were more prone to yell, honk or make angry gestures than elsewhere in the country. And not only is that absolutely impossible, but you have to acknowledge the fact that some people aren’t decent drivers turned bad by rage, but people who genuinely don’t give a damn about anybody else.
“Don’t risk escalating a frustrating situation because you never know what the other driver might do”, stated Jake Nelson, AAA’s Director of Traffic Safety Advocacy and Research. That means not forcing another driver to use their brakes, or turn the steering wheel in response to something you have done. Assume that it’s not personal.
The level of aggressive driving varies among different age groups and genders, but the AAA claims that male motorists aged 19-39 are significantly more likely to let their emotions get the better of them on the road.
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Have a safe trip.
