what causes/contributes to "road rage"?

Question

I think hesitation is a major cause. people on the road who hesitiate in making a decision or a move don't need to be driving.

Answer 1

I think tailgating contributes to "road rage". Especially at
night when tailgaters keep their lights on bright and ride
seemingly right on your bumper. I think tailgaters ought
to be fined. It's hard to concentrate on your driving when
you're tailgated. You're afraid if you have to stop in a hurry
that they'll literally come crashing in your car.

Answer 2

1. tired people;
2. frustrated-with-job people that believed they would love when they went to college;
3. rush hour;
4. everyone's "hurry up" issues are more "important" than anyone else's, so they think;
5. think about it: MULTI-TASKING!!! and i don't mean talking on a cell phone. i mean the erroreous belief by the CEOs that we all will be fine the more multi tasking that we do, even when the brain cannot do one job well while trying to do another one at the same time... the yield is:
6. the american corporate idea that 6 weeks paid leave time to bond with your new baby is enough time;
7. we do not demand a greater length of time for vacations;
8. nobody seems to realize that if job scheduling were restructured to allow workers to work a variety of schedules rather than the old 8 - 4, rush hour would virtually vanish;
9. overcrowding on the road because it is rush hour and you must rush home to fondle your newborn after you get her from the daycare center but hardly even know her;
10. NOT our right to bear arms!;
11. HERE: watch people. we are almost 100% emotional rather than logical. even logic is based on emotional needs to find logical ways to explain anything. why do you think that the tabloids, horoscope guides, Cosmos, and chewing gum and candy is always at the checkout aisle???
12. we hate rather than think what we could do for our fellow man simply by realizing that he is human, just as we are. how simpler it would be to give a smile rather than the middle finger!

Answer 3

Total loss of self control over the most trivial thing imaginable! The reckless disregard that people have when they get behind the wheel is almost frightening. There was a story on the news about a road rage incident between a man and a woman. She had cut him off unintentionally or intentionally who new,so Mr Rage goes in hot pursuit to let this lady know that he was PISSED OFF! He pulls up along side her car going about 65mph and begins to extend his had with the bird finger standing strains up, she also was extending her arm only she had a 357mag and blew his fingers off! Now what part of that was needed? He;s disabled, she;s going to prison, Yeah

Answer 4

People who think they are the only drivers allowed on the road. I used to get angry myself till I forced myself to smile when I drove, now i enjoy driving and waiting for lights, I actually look around me and see the neighborhood I am driving thru. Its amazing how many people see the transition from work to home, or home to work as time wasted, when its really a time to prepare your mind for something different.

Answer 5

It is a clear combination of too many cars on the road that slow down traffic for people who refuse to leave the house 5 minutes earlier.

My thoughts for resolution are carpooling, public trans where you can and flex time.

Some is caused by people who just refuse to love one another....can you believe that in this country? Yes, and people are dying to get in here!

Answer 6

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: "Yellow Brick Road" The Beatles: "The Long And Winding Road" The Beatles: "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?" Frank Sinatra: "One For My Baby And One More For The Road" Frank Sinatra: "Lonesome Road" Frank Sinatra: "On The Road To Mandalay" John Denver: "Take Me Home, Country Roads" The Rolling Stones: "Down The Road Apiece" The Kinks: "The Road" Ray Charles: "Hit The Road, Jack" Judas Priest: "Thunder Road" The Dubliners: "The Rocky Road To Dublin" The Dire Straits: "Telegraph Road" Mark Knopfler: "The Long Road" Black Sabbath: "A Hard Road"

Answer 7

People who hog the road then flip others off :-(

I don't care if someone is doing 200 mph if they come up behind me I move over and so should everyone.

In Germany, if a faster car comes up behind you and flashes his.her lights you are mandated to move over. If you do not, they WILL take your license away.

Answer 8

dumb people. people who cant drive....those people drive us crazy. well - me at least. it never gets too out of hand but i know people who have pulled other people over to resolve their differences off of the road - which by the way is quite dangerous.

Answer 9

people who don't know how to drive.. my city is full of them! and yes.. I suffer from road rage... I just don't plan on blowing anybody's head of because of it

Answer 10

Bad manners, ignorance, mental/emotional problems.