Tonight I want to talk about your driving habits. They run stop signs and red lights, speed, tailgate, weave in and out of traffic, pass on the right, make improper and unsafe lane changes, use hand gestures, scream, honk and flash their lights. Anyone who commutes encounters aggressive drivers every day. You might even be married to one. Road rage is becoming a national problem.
Miles driven are up by one third.
So is the blood pressure of the average motorist. According to one survey, eighty percent of American drivers say they are angry all or most of the time they are in the car. As a result, more than 200 people were killed last year by angry motorists. Perhaps not surprisingly, road rage was used as a legal defense in a recent criminal trial in Montgomery County, although the judge didn't buy it. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Society has released a report on Aggressive Driving.