Reasons of aggressive driving which leads to road rage General Purpose : To inform Specific Purpose : To inform the audience on the reasons aggressive driving which leads to road rage Central Idea : There are three main reasons aggressive driving which are traffic jam‚ disrespect for others and uncontrolled pure anger INTRODUCTION I. Aggressive driving is a way of unlawful driving by a driver in such a manner affecting other type of vehicles on the road II. Aggressive driving is one of the major
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In this situation of road rage many laws were broken. The situation states that an old man and his wife pass the suspect’s car on the highway while blowing his horn. The suspect become angry and starts tailing the couple‚ calling them derogatory names and pointing a handgun at them till they reach the couples house. The wife continuously tells the suspects that her husband has a heart problem. This did not matter to the suspects and continued trying to fight the old man. The wife calls the
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Can You Define Road Rage? It seems like you can’t drive more than two miles today without encountering road rage. Some say that road rage is a national epidemic more dangerous than drunk driving. Others find it to be a perpetual but insignificant problem. Needless to say‚ almost everyone agrees that road rage is an actual attitude that can be observed on most American roadways. But what is road rage? Is it some kind of medical condition? A certain habit or behavior? Or maybe
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A coin is tossed four times. The probability is ¼ or 0.25 that all four tosses will result in a head face up. Answer Correct Answer: False A firm offers routine physical examinations as part of a health service program for its employees. The exams showed that 8% of the employees needed corrective shoes‚ 15% needed major dental work and 3% needed both corrective shoes and major dental work. What is the probability that an employee selected at random will need either corrective shoes
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Road rage‚ the disease which is in the bodies of every driver. The disease can be dangerous if in the wrong hands‚ yet can be very helpful in the correct hands. Sometimes when someone crosses the line while under the influence of road rage‚ I must step in and try my best to put them back in order. When a random driver verbally attacks my mother‚ I step in and feel the need to join the argument and end the conflict as soon as possible. Back in the summer my life cycled between work‚ baseball‚ and
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in "Rambos of the Road" is only partially accurate (Gottfried‚ 2005‚ p.474-476). I have had experiences with both considerate motorists as well as aggressive motorists. This article looks at the angry drivers without even considering the more passive ones. In Gottfried’s conclusion he states‚ "It seems to me that it is a new America we see on the road now. It has the mentality of a hoodlum and the backbone of a coward" (Gottfried‚ 2005‚ p.476). Though it seems true that road rage is taking over the
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Scenario In September 2004‚ a young mother from Brisbane was convicted over a road rage attack in which she bashed a truck driver with an axe handle. She was found guilty of assault causing bodily harm while armed. She was sentenced to do 60 hours community service. She was also given two years probation and ordered to complete a driving course‚ but there was no mention of psychological treatment or intervention. Possible reasons behind why the young mother inflicted harm upon the truck driver
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The term “road rage” was coined in the USA in the 1980s by a police officer after he pulled over a motorist who shot another driver who cut him off (Sunrise Digest‚ 1988). Road rage is currently defined as intentionally participating in risky driving behaviors that are known to increase the likelihood of a crash. Previous definitions of road rage did not include intent. This definition change shows that road rage is something that one chooses to do instead of unconsciously doing it. Two forms of
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common issue that people deal with themselves or experience other people who have this condition is Road Rage. I would be one who has a serious condition of road rage. I will admit that sometimes‚ by the time I get to my destination‚ I am ready to kill or hurt somebody. But Road Rage is a serious problem in the United States and all over the world. On the autobahn‚ it is illegal to show road rage. It is weird that people can speed past anybody at one-hundred plus miles per hour and get away with
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Gender Differences On the Road Abstract Road rage is a form of aggressive behavior that effects everyone on the road ways. Reports on road rage and aggressive driving show that nearly everyone who drives may display or be affected by such behavior. Males however‚ the staple of territorial and aggressive behavior‚ do appear to be larger perpetrators of road rage than females. Studies comparing male and female levels of aggression and territorial behavior find that males are substantially more
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