Road Rage

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In this essay, the writer describes road rage as uncontrolled anger that results in violence or threatened violence. The writer explores causes, effects and manifestations of "road rage" on America's roads today, including two very recent examples. Further, the writer analyzes ways of preventing, or at least decreasing, road rage incidents. The writer maintains that the best policy for avoiding road rage is to treat other drivers as one would like to be treated, i.e., with patience, consideration, and courtesy. The writer concludes that in order to best avoid becoming either a victim or a perpetrator of road rage, it is best to avoid conflict on the road, by giving other drivers both the benefit of the doubt and plenty of driving space.

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"Effects of road rage incidents, for victims, may include severe injury or loss of life. Road rage perpetrators may not stop at mere gestures, verbal outbursts, or hostile gestures, but also maim or kill their victims. And, in general, the effect of so many well-publicized road rage incidents is to make many drivers increasingly edgy and afraid. Arguably, one possible benefit of road raged, however, is that many drivers are now making more effort to keep their emotions under control, and to refrain from behaving aggressively toward other drivers.
Increasingly, road rage incidents are well-publicized, especially if they involve public figures and/or fatalities. On November 29, 2005, for example, newspapers and internet sources reported that wrestler Ric Flair turned himself in to police to face road rage charges in Meckleburg County, North Carolina."

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