Impatient and aggressive drivers are a risk to everyone on the road, and people often lose their lives or face serious injury over a trivial matter. Denver was the scene of a destructive truck accident last week, one that had enough power to dislodge a concrete overpass.

Emergency personnel who had arrived after the accident were told that the semi-truck driver had been trying to maneuver around another accident after losing patience, and he had taken his vehicle into the shoulder lane. When the driver mounted the truck onto the shoulder lane, it raised its height and caused it to strike part of the concrete overpass. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Road Rage Leads to Unsafe and Aggressive Driving

The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration estimate that aggressive driving has caused an annual 6.8 million car accidents. Also known as ‘road rage’, aggressive driving is defined by the NHTSA as operating a motor vehicle in a manner that “endangers people and property”.

Aggressive driving has killed 13,000 people since 1990, so there is no question about it being a danger to others. Some of the aggressive maneuvers mentioned by the NHTSA are unsafe lane changes, speeding and tailgating. Aggressive drivers are also more likely to drink and drive without a seat belt.

One interesting point made by the NHTSA, is that aggressive drivers are unlikely to see the human element involved in driving, and they are more likely to see vehicles only as objects. It is likely that the consequences of unsafe and aggressive driving may have a different meaning to those who are easily predisposed to road rage.

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