Corpus Christi has a superb transit system for a city its size, Karen Akins of the Trans Texas Alliance said earlier this year. Corpus Christi Police Chief Pete Alvarez said the police department does not keep track of how many road-rage incidents take place in the city. Most incidents that may be related to road rage are not usually reported or are reported as traffic accidents, he said. If it goes further than that, that's when it becomes a problem. Alvarez said he believes Corpus Christi has a large number of aggressive drivers but that road rage is not a big problem here.
People here are pretty well-behaved on the freeway, and people have learned to keep their cool.
Tip of the iceberg Reports of road rage incidents increased nationwide nearly 7 percent per year, growing from 1,129 cases in 1990 to 1,800 in 1996, a second AAA study shows. People have been shot because they drove too slowly or played the radio too loud. On Sunday, a Central Texas road rage shooting left a man with gunshot wounds to his face and throat. This could happen to anyone. Road rage is much more common than experts originally thought it to be.