ROAD RAGE

It's a jungle out there, well not really, it's worse than a jungle. It's a stretch of roadway and in place of the ravenous tigers, stampeding rhinos and slithery anacondas, are your co-workers, neighbours and friends. even Mum, Dad, Brother, Sister and your best friends. They're in a hurry and your in their way. So step on it! That light is not going to get any greener! Move it or park it! Tarzan had it easy. Tarzan didn't have to drive to work.

There is no national definition for the term "road rage". However, it is commonly defined as a societal condition where motorists lose their temper in reaction to a traffic disturbance. In most cases, the traffic situations encountered are typical of today's normal driving conditions and higher traffic volumes. Road rage consists of a wide variety of aggressive acts committed by one driver aimed at another. Road rage incidents are often minor, but in recent years the number of deaths related to road rage have steadily increased. it is often a result of aggressive driving. Aggressive driving includes: cutting off other vehicles, tailgating, excessive speeding, careless lane changes, and running of red lights. According to various studies, the reason for the increase is result of several factors including: traffic congestion, longer commutes to and from work, as well as an over all increase in the daily stresses in peoples lives.

Driving is a curious combination of public and private acts. A car isolates a driver from the world, even as it carries him through it. The sensation of personal power is intoxicating. Sealed in your own little world . The safety belt is strapped snugly across your body and if that fails there is the air bag to save your life. Little bells and lights go off if you make a mistake or there is a problem with the mechanics of the car. The illusions of power, of anonymity, of self-containment pile up. You are the master of your domain. Actually driving the car is the last thing you need to worry about.