Driven to destruction By Emily WIlcox MPG Newspapers Katie Patton knows road rage. She lived in Texas where shootings became a pattern on a freeway near her home. People had their guns in their cars. Several people were shot. The shootings raged on for a few months and then petered out, leaving drivers anxious for their safety.
Angry drivers experiencing what has come to be known as road rage seem to be on the increase.
At its best, road rage can mean an exchange of digital salutes. At its worst, road rage can transform an automobile and its driver into a lethal weapon. Patton said the driver deliberately slammed on his brakes in front of the woman, nearly causing a collision. When that failed to elicit the desired effect, Patton said the truck driver entered the woman's lane, forcing her onto the highway's shoulder and subsequently off the road. Patton said the woman had three small children in the car.