For victim Brenda Fraser, however, any government moves to correct the problem will come too late. She compared the cars on today's crowded highways were like a loaded gun. Shot, stabbed and run over David Willis, president of the American Automobile Association's Foundation for Traffic Safety, also sounds the road-rage alarm. Victim Robert Butler, whose truck was run off the road and smashed by a speeding car earlier this week, says its a matter of civility. Maryland State Police officer Craig Miller, the man who rushed to Butler's wreck, has an explanation for the increase.
More vehicles are on the road.
Fighting a 'mental disorder' Dr. Arnold Neremberg, a psychologist, says their is no excuse for the dangerous behavior exhibited on America's roads today. Maryland, like many other states, is working on the problems by stepping up efforts to crackdown on aggressive drivers. Hefty fines for dangerous drivers and speeders are on the front line against road rage. California is approaching the problem with technology. A new automated system being installed by the state automatically photographs of the license plates of vehicles that run red lights.