Aggressive Driving

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This paper discusses the phenomenon of aggressive driving in the United States. It discusses whether there is a profile of an aggressive driver, in terms of age, race, education, ethnicity, wealth status or religion. The paper then presents statistics of the number of incidents of aggressive driving in the United States per year. The paper concludes by describing possible techniques that may reduce anger and aggression in drivers.

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"According to one estimate, there may be as many as 400 billion hostile exchanges between motorists in the United States each year, and because these incidents can result in serious injury or death, the phenomenon of road rage has been the subject of national attention (Sharkin 2004). While it appears that relatively few people actually seek counseling specifically for help with angry or aggressive driving, there may be many people who could benefit from some type of intervention to help them cope with driving anger and reduce the risk of being involved in a serious road rage incident (Sharkin 2004). In addition, aggressive drivers may find that relaxation techniques such as deep breathing and stretching when they are stuck in congested traffic, listening to soothing music or audio-books, and drinking herbal teas instead of caffeine beverages to be helpful (Sharkin 2004)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Aggressive Driving. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Retrieved February 12 2007 from: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.67eecd05574f18227983419cdba046a0/;jsessionid=FFRYt00l1rvGRtyXdXudta1O3WkR6TdnGjKxwG05mGoG8eqhZO5g!-1149177452
• Mizell, Louis. (1996 November). Aggressive Driving. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Retrieved February 13 2007 from: http://www.aaafoundation.org/resources/index.cfm?button=agdrtext#Aggressive%20Driving
• Nutter, Amanda. (2002 August 01). A comparison of reported levels and expression of anger in everyday and driving situations. British Journal of Psychology. Retrieved February 12 2007 from HighBeam Research Library.
• Sharkin, Bruce S. (2004 March 22). Road rage: risk factors, assessment, and intervention strategies. Journal of Counseling and Development. Retrieved February 12 2007 from HighBeam Research Library.

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