The aggressive woman driver was then charged with vehicular homicide, the first time that this charge was brought because of a miscarriage. Later I found out that the woman received a sentence of 18 months. There are many such cases every year, about 1200 around the country, according to one AAA Foundation study. But the other types of aggressive driving which never get reported go on everywhere every day. You say road rage is a culturally acquired habit.
Children watch their parents and other adults use bad language and show hostility behind the wheel.
We all see car commercials and movies in which aggressive driving is portrayed and even made to look attractive. My students are now collecting data on what kind of bad driving behaviors are portrayed in car commercials and other shows, including cartoons for children. It's amazing what you can see. I'm hoping that in the future, we can have ratings for movies for BD, or Bad Driving, along with AL for Adult Language and N for Nudity. Defensive driving was going to be the new philosophy that would make us safe.