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Tuesday, 20 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: Information

> and I am writing a paper on air rage. I would love to be able to use
> your webpage as a reference and include some of your ideas as I think
> it provides some valuable information as to how passengers can prepare

Ms. M.,
Yes, please feel free to refer and quote from the site. Our suggestions
for applying "compassionate" crowd management approaches is unique as far as I know, and I hope it will be adopted as a customer service policy.

> Do you think that after Sept 11, people will be calmer on flights, and
> be more tolerant to waiting in lineups? Or do you feel that people
> will be even more anxious and turn to such things like alcohol to ease
> their anxiety... which can lead to an increase in incidents in the
> air. Is the passenger's and the crew's tolerance for disruptive
> passengers decreasing?

Yes, more tolerant BUT ONLY FOR NOW. I predict that the user unfriendly approach they now take "for the sake and in the name of" security, will be resisted by the public at some point in the near future--unless more terrorists acts occur. In terms of tolerance for disruptive passenger behavior, I think it depends on whether it is viewed as terroristic threatening or ordinary air rage.

Hope Montreal is nice as usual -- I went to McGill from 1954 to 1962 and have only nice memories there.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Wednesday, 21 Nov 2001
Subject: road rage footage

Dear Dr. James,
I was wondering if you have access to, or knew where we could obtain,
footage of road rage incidents.

Best,
Keren

Wednesday, 21 Nov 2001
Subject: road rage footage

Hi, Keren
No such footage exists--as you can anticipate, just as no footage exists of murders, and so on. Our RoadRageous Video contains simulated aggressive drivers, and Dateline has had cameras inside cars with drivers expressing their frustration and anger--nothing more dramatic than that.

Wednesday, 21 Nov 2001
Subject: When you were offline...(via HumanClick)

this is an awesome page because i am doing a speech on road rage so pleez email me with information for a speech

Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: info

You will find this information here:
http://DrDriving.org/articles/testimony.htm

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: moral driving

hii....thanks for your reply....i am very...very glad that you've concern about my project. But actually, i don't have the book of Road Rage...that you've made, but i've read all the subject in the internet...i order one through the internet, but it's too difficult, i ask the book shop..but they don't have any. I'll have to wait for a long time. So i decided to e mail DrDriving. About my project, during this semester, i am doing sampling about Moral Driving Intelligence and the respondents are Maranatha's college students. I compare between male and female, age about 18-22 yo (late adolescent). I want to see the differences about Male's Moral Driving Intelligence and female's Moral Driving Intelligence. if you have more information about Moral driving Intelligence...please tell me.So i can complete my concept, because in internet the explanation about Moral Driving Intelligence is not too much .So i'll ask for your help. Thanks again.... I am so sorry if my English is not very good, I just learn it.

Mia(23)
Maranatha,Indonesia

Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: moral driving

Here are some sites that can help you with moral issues, the first part with driving, the second part in general:

First part: (driving psychology)

Second part: (outside links)

Aloha,
Leon James

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Subject: effectiveness of driver training

Dear sir/madam
I am looking for literature on controlled studies that have found negative effects. I would be extremely grateful for any references you have on this subject.

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Subject: RE: Men's Health UK (fwd)

---------- Forwarded message ----------

Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Subject: RE: Men's Health UK

Rob, we hope this helps for your article. Let us know if you have further questions.

Question: Are there any specifically identified reasons why men are more prone to road rage?

Answer:

If road rage is defined as assault and battery, then men do commit more road rage. Historically and culturally, men have had more role models for violence and aggression than women. Men are conditioned to value aggressiveness, and it is a strategy for exercising control that works for men in every domain of their lives, including relationships, work, and competitive sports, including driving. However, women have begun adopting similar values and the trend for driving is that women are approaching the same level of aggressiveness. Recent studies at the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Public Health show that men drivers are 3 times more likely than women to be killed in a car crash.

On the other hand, women are involved in somewhat more crashes than men even though they drive 75% less miles per year. However, age is an important factor. Teen males average 20% more crashes per mile driven than teen females, but between the ages of 20 and 35 years, the risk of being in a crash is equal for men and women. After the age of 35 years, women have a greater risk of being in a crash than men. Perhaps at one time men did most of the aggressive driving but today this is no longer true.

Last year we conducted a Web based survey of 1200 drivers of all ages from around the country and Canada. On one question they rated their driving aggressiveness on a scale of 1 (not at all aggressive) to 10 (aggressive all the time). Men had a mean of 5.9 and women 5.4. Even though women see themselves as less aggressive, the difference is only about 8 percent. But when we looked at individual behaviors that law enforcement considers aggressive driving, there were definite patterns showing that for some behaviors women are equally or more aggressive than men. For example, the majority of drivers report swearing behind the wheel but more women report this than men: 65 percent vs. 58 percent (a statistically significant result).

Interestingly, this was related to the type of car they owned. For sports cars, women out swear men 73 percent to 64 percent, but for light trucks and SUVs they were both at around 66 percent. But with economy or family cars, only 50 percent of men report swearing but 65 percent for women driving these types of cars.

Another example, speeding, is a common driver behavior considered aggressive because it raises the risk for other drivers and road users, not just for the speeding driver. Drivers who admit speeding: men 46 percent, women 41 percent. But here too there are differences depending on the type of car driven. For sports cars, more men report speeding than women-62 percent vs. 41 percent. For economy cars, more women report speeding than men-42 percent vs. 31 percent. And for SUVs, the same percentage of men and women report speeding-about 47 percent.

Driving through red is considered aggressive because it endangers other drivers and pedestrians. More women reported this aggressive behavior than men: 12 percent vs. 9 percent. Even tailgating, the same percent of women report this as men-16 percent. When it comes to enjoying fantasies of violence while driving, more men report this than women (3.6 vs. 2.1, which represents a 42 percent difference). Men still outdo women when it comes to thinking about what they wish they could do to some drivers that cross their path.

Incidentally, when it comes to positive feelings behind the wheel like compassion, young and middle-aged women report more of it than men, but for older drivers, men and women report equal degrees of compassion.

In conclusion, our findings indicate that in general women drivers tend to be as aggressive as men though there are differences with respect to age, type of car driven, and how the aggressiveness is expressed.

Note: These results along with the full article may be read on the Web.

Question: What can be done to reduce the likelihood of our readers 'losing it' behind the wheel.

Answer:

The best way of protecting oneself from responding aggressively to provocative behavior is to be prepared in advance to avoid responding to presumed insults, negligence, discourtesy, disrespect or provocation. It's critical to remember the prime directive for drivers: Remain in control of the vehicle, the self and the situation. The instant you respond overtly to another driver's "bad behavior," you lose control over the situation since you cannot predict how the other driver will react. Many road rage tragedies began with a loss of emotional control after an aggressive maneuver, gesture or word, and then things escalated quickly, leading to tragedy or fear, stress and inconvenience. By not responding to the provocative behavior of others, the driver retains control over the situation. Men may fear that this strategy makes them appear weak, however, it is actually a position of strength because it does not increase risk to self and others on the road.

Don't try to make other drivers behave. Men may be concerned that if they let bad drivers get away with discourteous or dangerous behavior it will only get worse on the road. But this retaliatory attitude in seeking justice is even more dangerous because it increases risk for everyone, and many drivers are not competent to manage higher levels of risk due to age, impairment or inexperience. Furthermore, it is an ineffective strategy because inconsiderate or oblivious drivers do not improve their behavior as a result of someone trying to teach them a lesson.

People can use all sorts of tricks like making funny noises to interrupt their anger response, or listening to calming music, audio books or talk radio. Ultimately, the best prevention for the stress and dangers of aggressive driving and congested traffic is to become a supportive driver. This means never oppose any driver who is trying to do something.

Never block the passing lane where drivers want to go faster, and don't try to keep another car from entering your lane ahead of you. Just be supportive of whatever they want to do-this provides maximum protection. It may seem counterintuitive, but studies have shown that traffic flows faster and smoother when people accommodate each other.

Most drivers today were raised to have aggressive driving attitudes by parents and television, so these inculcated behaviors are automatic and spontaneous. No one is going back to school to learn to be considerate, alert and safe on the road. Individuals can change the culture on the road by changing their own behavior. Changing from a competitive to a supportive driver requires persistent practice. We developed a three-step self-help method as described in our recent book: Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare (Prometheus Books, 2000).

Diane Nahl and Leon James
Professors,
University of Hawaii

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001
Subject: Prevention books writer seeks interview about road rage/aggressive driving

Dear Dr. Nahl,
I am a writer for Prevention books, publishers of Prevention magazine. I am helping to compile a revised edition of our best-selling "Doctors' Book of Home Remedies.''

Among the newly added chapters I'm working on: road rage, or aggressive driving. I wondered if you and your wife might be willing to offer some insight and tips for our readers on how to overcome road rage and deal with aggressive drivers.

You and Diane and I talked by telephone about a year ago, when I was writing a chapter about road rage for "Natural Calm,'' a book in our "Women's Edge'' series. You both contributed a great deal of helpful information. (If you didn't receive a copy of the book, please let me know and I'll make sure you get one.) I would like to interview you both again, sometime next week or in the first week of December, if possible. I know readers would enjoy what you have to share. This book will focus mainly on tips people can use.

Please let me know what day or time might be best for you, and I will call at your convenience. I probably will need about 30 minutes of your time.

I look forward to talking with you again soon.
Thank you,

Pat D

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Subject: (no subject)

Hello! I'm 14 and i will be turning 15 really soon how old do u have to be to get your learers permit(?)

Thank you

Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Subject: need guidance

Dear Dr. Leon James,

Meeting you after a gap of time. Previously, I got a permission from you to use few words of your great work. The article will be coming very soon. I was very much impressed by that work and it gave me new thinking in my life even to know the people from their driving itself. Actually, I am more interested in this aspect of study and I would like to know sir whether any possibility of carrying out any research on this topic.

Right now, placed in India, but would like to contribute in this regard. Also, what way, it has the job opportunities. I am looking forward to know something in this regard in the future.

Thank you with regards,

O.M.

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: need guidance

> Meeting you after a gap of time. Previously, I got a permission from you to use few words of your great
> work. The article will be coming very soon. I was very much impressed by that work and it gave me new
> thinking in my life even to know the people from their driving itself. Actually, I am more interested
> in this aspect of study and I would like to know sir whether any possibility of carrying out any
> research on this topic. Right now, placed in India, but would like to contribute in this regard. Also,
> what way, it has the job opportunities. I am looking forward to know something in this regard in the
> future.

Hi, O.M.,

I regret to say that I do not know of such a position. We do not have a program here, just me and my wife doing the Web site as a hobby. Good luck in your search.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Subject: Help with project!!

Dear DrDriving,

I am Psychology undergraduate student doing a project on Road Rage. Wondered if you could provide an operational definition of road rage??!

Your help would be much appreciated!!
Many thanks

Gemma
Royal Holloway, University of London

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: Question for Mr. Traffic

Hello! I'm 14 and i will be turning 15 really soon how old do u have to be to get your learers permit(?)
Thank you

Dr Driving sent this question to me...........tell me what state you are in.

Mr. Traffic
mrtraffic.com

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: Help with project!!

> I am Psychology undergraduate student doing a project on Road Rage.
> Wondered if you could provide an operational definition of road rage??!

Hi, Gemma,
I give an answer to this in these files:

Road Rage Summary || Road Rage Book || Congressional Testimony Summary

Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: moral driving

Hallo Dr.Driving...
Thank you so much for your help...I am really...really glad that you have respon my e mail...Now i'm trying to find the concept that i really need...Once again thank you so much.... I hope you're not get tired to read my e mail.......

Mia

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001
Subject: Interested !!!!

Hi I am a police officer from the UK I am researching motorcycle related research and am interested in your work Have you looked at Motorcycles at all. I am keen to get in contact to compare research. ect please reply.

Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001
Subject: are females better drivers then males

dear Dr driving
i am doing a depate for school on females are better drivers than males can you send me some info on it please facts facts can u have lots of facts in it

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: are females better drivers then males

> i am doing a depate for school on females are better drivers than
> males can you send me some info on it please facts facts can u have
> lots of facts in it

Here are two files with lots of facts about it:

Gender Differences: Links to Reports || Facts and Stats

Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001
Subject: driving rage

I am a road rage driver. Mostly women drive me to this, both young-aggressive and senior citizen. Here is how to push me over the edge

(actual situations);

1. I am driving west on a 4 lane road, 2 one way, 2 the opposite way. I am driving the posted speed, 45 mph. A woman in a car behind me suddenly goes around me, and the slams on her brakes to make a right turn! I almost rear end her, skidding my tires loudly. I blow my horn, she yells and gives me the finger as she makes her casual turn around the corner. I turn and follow her, blowing my horn all they way down a 2 block street where she parks her car in a company parking lot, and runs to her job entrance, yelling at me the whole time and waving her hands around. I keep following her to the door in my car, blowing my horn all the time.

Am I angry? Yes. If I had rearended her, who would have been in trouble? Me, for tailgating her!

2. I am pulling out of a post office. I am in the left turn lane. There is a right turn lane. Suddenly a lady in a car behind me goes around me on the LEFT side (the IN lane) to leave the Post office, just as I am turning out of the Post office to go left. I almost hit her, blow my horn, as now cars are coming down the road, both ways, she gives me a sneer, slams on her brakes, causing everyone around us to slam on their brakes, then she goes on. I follow her, pull along side of her, blowing my horn, and asking her loudly what she is thinking/doing? She just gives me another sneer, and drives along like this is normal driving.

3. I am driving down a interstate highway. There is two lanes going one way. 70 mph is the posted speed. A car on the right is driving 60. The lady ahead of me goes around the car on the right, as do I, and slows down to 60 also, in the left lane, and will not speed up OR pass the car on the right. I toot my horn, I then blow my horn, then I blow my horn continuously. Finally I go around the left side of her, the median, where she speeds up to match my speed, keeping me from merging back on the road. The police observe what she is doing and pull her over. I keep on going.

I is an unfortunate fact that many women, especially younger women, nowdays treat their cars as weapons to use to control other drivers, especially men, by driving slower than the posted speeds, keeping people from passing, etc. I read about a woman in the paper who did not like a man speeding on the same street she was on. She used her car to force his car off the road. They both got out of their cars, she screaming at him as to what the posted speed was, he replied by shooting her in the face.

He got arrested, she has 3 years of therapy awaiting her. And no medical insurance. What did that accomplish for her? Her friends say that she has a tendency to speak her mind, worry about the consequences later. It is unfortunate that many, many women today feel and think that way.

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 12:57:03 -1000
Subject: Re: driving rage

Thanks for your message, David, and your bouts with women drivers. The episodes you described were indeed frustrating and dangerous.

However, I can see from your tone that you are in real danger of one day getting into a situation you will regret for a long time. Why not protect yourself from such a fate? As you said about the woman who got shot in the face--What did she get out of it? You are in similar danger if you don't take care of your emotions. You need to train yourself with a series of exercises described in our book. Not only will you be safer, but you won't have these annoying and stressful emotions when drivers do bad things around you. Let me know how its' working out after you start reading the book and doing some of the recommended exercises.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: television

Hi Jessica,
We are available Mo-Fr 8:30 to 10 AM Hawaii time (1:30 to 3 PM NY time):
808-261-2382

To get the book fast you can call the publisher Prometheus that happens to be located near your area:

Prometheus Books
59 John Glenn Drive
Amherst, New York 14228

Jill Maxick, Publicity Director
Ck54pbooks@AOL.COM
fax # 716-691-0137
Ph: (800) 421-0351, ext. 214

Please email us if you know the time in advance.

Aloha,
Leon James
Diane Nahl

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001
Subject: Men vs. Women

Hello,
I was wondering if you had an opinion on men vs. women. In speaking with my friends at work, I feel that the average man is a better driver than the average woman statistically. this would include accidents, tickets and violations. I feel that it is the case that a minority of men, get a majority of the accidents and tickets. The fact that men have more total accidents and violations, causes our insurance to be higher. just looking for an opinion based on stats, and your opinion.

Thanks,
Joe

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001
Subject: Rage at teenage drivers

Hi, my name is Alison and in December of 2000, I was hit head on at a high rate of speed (75mph in a 30) by two teenagers that had been drag racing. Both young men, one 17 and the other 21, neither one was injured (except a bloody nose), while both me and my coworker were almost killed. I had 14 broken bones, a transected aorta, lacerated kidneys, a ruptured spleen, and a bruised spinal cord. My friend had to have complete facial reconstruction of the right side of his face.

I was not under the influence, although they checked me, however, no one knows if either of the boys was drinking, because the useless state trooper didn't bother to find out the whole story. I have spent the last year recuperating, and so has my friend. I am sure that teenage boy has no guilt over what he did to me and my friend, and ever since I have had an ever-growing hatred of seeing teenagers on the road. I think they are too young and horomonally imbalanced to have a license. I am currently in the process of making the parties responsible pay...I mean pay.

I will take every cent that boy and his father ever hope to make for stealing away more than a year of my life with my children and my friend's with his. So take heart, teenage drivers, you ever kill or maim someone like me, and you will pay for the rest of your life. No amount of money can give me back my time with my kids, but it can sure pad the blow. I know it is not healthy to feel this way, but I think that it is garbage that those psychotic morons were able to get off scot-free. But hey, what goes around comes around, and if they don't pay in this life, they will certainly pay in the next. Her or in the afterlife... it makes no difference to me.

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001
Subject: mail

I would be intersested in any mail about driving psychology.

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: Men vs. Women

There are various ways of looking at the men-women drivers contrast. They are reviewed here:

http://DrDriving.org/articles/gender.htm

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001
Subject: your question on driving psychology

Please consult this directory of articles.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001
Subject: Hello

Hello! This is William. I spoke with you about three weeks ago regarding a public policy project I am working on. We are now in the next phase of our project and I have a few questions. Our public policy is to have those found guilty of exhibiting road rage to be forced to take a mandatory road rage treatment class. This class would be held in a local high school. Could we possible connect via telephone again? I can call you Thursday at 1:45pm if that would be ok. Please respond soon, and thank you very much for your time!

Sincerely,
William

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001
Subject: High Intensity Music and Driving Behavior

Dr. James,

I am an undergraduate student at Minnesota State University at Mankato. I am enrolled in an undergraduate research program and have chosen to investigate the affects of high intensity music on driving behavior. Specifically I am interested in how music affects speeding, and crash frequency. I have the book that you and Dr. Nahl have published, Road Rage and Aggressive Driving, and have found it very helpful. I am, however, having problems finding specific research involving the interaction between driving and music itself. I was wondering if you have come across any information related to this topic or if you yourself have done any research in this area. Any response would be helpful, and thank you for your time.

Thank You,
Jeremiah

See this directory of reports on gender differences in driving.

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001
Subject: Your Work on Road Rage . . .

Hello Dr. James,
I have read through your internet site on road rage and the congressional testimony notes from 1997. Thank you for making all of that available. I am doing a paper on road rage for a "Contemporary Social Problems" class with Dr. Larry Haverkos at Urbana University, Ohio. I found your previous work helpful and am in hopes that possibly you could direct me to any further current work you have done on this subject. Or is there at least a site that you highly recommend as reliable for research and figures.

Are you currently a part of any national focus groups relating to this? I would even welcome any last minute input you may have on road rage.

Thank you for your attention to this request. I am sure you get plenty of e-mail in response to your work and do not want to be a burden. A quick "reply to sender" would be very welcomed.

Thank you again,
Jacquey

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001
Subject: Driving Survey

Dear Dr. James

I am a Psychology student and am doing a paper on different aspects of Road Rage. I cam across your site and specifically your Driving Survey, which I would like to make reference to in a correlation/regression proposal. I will not actually have to use it because the paper is merely a proposal. I will, of course, reference your site and credit the survey to you. I hope I have your permission.

Thanks in advance.

Elaine

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: High Intensity Music and Driving Behavior

I keep all information I have on music and driving in this file:

http://DrDriving.org/articlesmusic.htm

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: High Intensity Music and Driving Behavior

Dr. James,
Thank you very much, this information will be very helpful.

Jeremiah

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: Driving Survey

Permission granted--and good luck with your proposal.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001
Subject: selected passage from road rage book

On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, AskMen.com Response (5AG) wrote:

> This is an interesting article suggestion indeed. Feel free to let me know
> if you'd be interested in writing about it on AskMen.com to promote your
> book.

Hi, Armando Gomez,

Thanks for the opportunity. I selected three pages from our book that I thought your readers might like to see. Let me know if this is suitable or if you want me to add more or different text.

My photograph and qualifications or background are available in this Web file:

http://DrDriving.org/about/

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

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The Gender Effect

by Dr. Leon James

The cultural component of aggressive driving also shows when comparing men and women drivers. One of the items in our Web-based Road Rage Survey asked the 2,000 respondents how often they experience certain emotions behind the wheel, on a scale of 1 (never) to 10 (quite regularly).11 In the results for men and women we found differences in certain behaviors and similarities in others. The response confirms that when it comes to feeling negative emotions behind the wheel--rage, impatience, danger, violence, competition--men experience them more frequently than women. It's the opposite for feeling compassion for other drivers: women report positive emotions while driving more often than men do. These emotional differences between men and women carry over to specific aggressive driving behaviors:

Aggressive Driving Behavior (percent) MEN WOMEN

Making illegal turns 18 12

Not signaling lane changes 26 20

Following very close 15 13

Going through red lights 9 7

Swearing, name calling 59 57

Speeding 15 to 25 mph above limit 46 32

Yelling at another driver 34 31

Honking to protest 39 36

Revving engine to retaliate 12 8

Making an insulting gesture 28 20

Tailgating dangerously 14 9

Shining bright lights to retaliate 25 13

Braking suddenly to punish 35 29

Deliberately cutting off 19 10

Using car to block the way 21 13

Using car as weapon to attack 4 1

Chasing a car in hot pursuit 15 4

Getting into a physical fight 4 1

For each aggressive driving behavior, more men report doing it than women. The differences in percentage points are statistically significant for all of these items. Though percentages look close, this means that in any sample more men than women will report aggressive behavior. These results confirm what earlier surveys have found: Men drive more aggressively than women and manifest road rage symptoms more routinely. However, a growing number of women engage in each aggressive driving behavior:

Over the last 20 years, the number of fatal traffic accidents involving women drivers is up 18 percent, and women are involved in a higher rate of non-fatal accidents than men. Though men are still more likely to be involved in aggressive driving accidents than women, the number of women involved in these incidents is on the rise.12 The greater aggressiveness of men and the increasing aggressiveness of women drivers are cultural trends reflecting a rise in permissiveness towards expressing anger. Some of the increase in women's aggressive driving is attributed to the growth in the number of women in the workplace.

The proportion of women in the driver population rose from 43 percent in 1963 to 50 percent in 1999, amounting to 88 million licensed women drivers in the U.S. More women are stuck in congested traffic, experiencing the stress and frustration men have endured. Additionally, women have more stops to make while they cart children to school, sports, and lessons, as well as driving to work, running errands, shopping and banking. A 1998 Johns Hopkins University study surveyed a group of female telecommunications workers, and found that the majority (56 percent) confessed to driving aggressively at times during their commute, yelling or gesturing at other drivers (41 percent), and taking their frustrations out behind the wheel (25 percent).

The most important factor linked to road rage in this group of women was a high level of home responsibility coupled with a low level of emotional support for their hard work. Women are often forced to drive under time pressure during congestion. As a result, auto insurance rates for young women are now close to inexperienced young men, who are still being charged 18 percent above the base rate.

Checklist: Aggressive Thoughts and Feelings

This checklist helps to identify aggressive feelings and thoughts that are part of a road rage habit. The items are based on self-witnessing tapes of drivers in traffic and cover three common areas:

Fantasies of retaliation and revenge

High-pressure driving and competition

Impulsiveness and reckless driving

Since these are actual statements made by drivers, the style may not suit you perfectly but you may recognize the feeling or sentiment. Check each that applies to you.

Driving Area I.: Fantasies of Retaliation and Revenge

1. ___ When others cut in front of me so that I have to brake, I feel like crashing into them to teach them a lesson.

2. ___ When I encounter road hugging pedestrians, I feel like pushing them out of my way.

3. ___ When drivers become aggressive by tailgating me, I enjoy slowing down to pay them back.

4. ___ When I'm under stress due to work, I get very edgy and take it out on other drivers.

5. ___ I don't think passengers should tell me how to drive and I let them know if they try.

6. ___ If motorists around me act cocky and drive recklessly, I get into a rebellious mood.

7. ___ I passionately hate drivers who think that they are the only ones on the road and act carelessly.

8. ___ When a driver cuts me off and then slows down, I feel like ramming that car.

9. ___ I get nasty thoughts about drivers who force their way into my lane, especially without signaling.

10. ___ I feel like ramming them to smarten them up about doing dangerous things (eating, putting on make-up, reading, talking on the phone, etc.) while they should be paying attention to the road.

11. ___ When people run or walk on the shoulder of the highway I feel like swerving toward them to scare them off the road for good.

12. ___ When slow bikers take up a whole lane so I can't pass and refuse to move when I honk, I feel like whipping by so close they lose their balance and fall.

Driving Area II.: High-pressure Driving and Competition:

13. ___ When a car gets in my way I don't like it and I try to get around it even if it means taking some risks.

14. ___ In heavy traffic I feel a constant desire to weave across lanes, trying to get ahead.

15. ___ I'm a "gap-closer" and I make sure no one enters my lane in front of me.

16. ___ When I'm late, I have no patience and tailgate slower motorists in my way.

17. ___ If it was up to me, I'd have everybody else get off the road until I pass--like the President.

18. ___ I like the idea of saluting careless drivers "with respect" (flipping them off with my hand safely out of view under the dashboard).

19. ___ I don't have respect for drivers who forget to turn their blinkers on or off.

DRIVING Area III.: Impulsive and Reckless Driving

20. ___ Showing off for friends is something I do because I'm expected to take risks and not act like a coward.

21. ___ I enjoy loud, fast music while I drive--lets me feel freeeeeeeeeeeee!

22. ___ When I drive late at night, and the road is clear, I like to go fast no matter what the signs say.

23. ___ When I'm in a rush and upset I cut in front of cars and rush through yellow lights.

24. ___ If I had a few drinks but feel all right, I take a chance and drive home anyway.

25. ___ When I'm tired I become less alert but I still need to drive. I have no choice.

26. ___ Going through red lights should only be done when you're absolutely sure there are no cars that can show up in your way.

27. ___ I love to hear the tires screech when I take turns fast. It's a nice sound. Makes me feel alive.

Pages quoted are from Chapter 2 of the book:

Leon James, Ph.D. and Diane Nahl, Ph.D.
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare
(Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2000)
ISBN 1-57392-846-1

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 09:04:11 -1000
Subject: My Thanks

Aloha Dr. James

Wow! I certainly never thought I would get such a quick response--awesome. Thank you so much for giving your permission and for responding so quickly. Being able to use your survey is going to be a tremendous assist in the success of my proposal. Thanks again.

Elaine

Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: MD-550 Anti-Road Rage Testing Status?

Dear Dr. James:

Thank you for your explanation. Given our priorities, I would appreciate your returning the units to us.

Sincerely,
Jon

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Subject: Student Film

Dear Dr.s

I'm producing a documentary style student film about road rage. I happened across your wonderful website and it's wealth of information. I would really love the opportunity to include you in it somehow since you are an authority on the subject. Unfortunatly, I'm in California and you're in Hawaii. So I was wondering if your travels had you coming to the mainland sometime over the holidays or in the next couple of months. And if not if it would be possible for you to endorse the use of your copyrighted material for a non profit endeavor.

Thank you
Jason

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: [Re: Student Film]

Dear Dr. James,

I can't possibly thank you enough.

I will most certainly include reference to you, your partners, and your book in the credits and of course I will send you a copy of the final video. Your work is extremely valuable and will add so much to this project. The working title is simply "Road Rage" until I thik of something better and will be made in mid January in Anaheim CA.

To tell you a little more about the project, It is my first attempt at a student film. But I have experienced student actors and student filmmakers helping me.

It is not actually a documentary, but a documentary style comedy or "mockumentary" if you will. A social commentary on road rage that will use characatures to represent various types of drivers. The idea is that I want the viewer to laugh at the characters and say "Hey wait a minute, I do that too. Maybe I should watch what I'm doing."

Thank you again.
Jason

Hi Jason,

Thanks for wanting to include me in your road rage documentary.

Unfortunately I will not be traveling over the next few months. But you have my permission to use any of the posted materials as long as you give appropriate credit to "DrDriving.org" and to Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl, co-producers of the site and co-authors of all the materials. You might also like to mention our book:

Leon James, Ph.D. and Diane Nahl, Ph.D.
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare
Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2000)

For my record, please email me the name of the film and place of making.
Good luck with your project!

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001
Subject: How is my driving affected by 9-11-2001?

I am a conservative competent driver. My driving probably has not changed. When I heard it was happening, I basically raced home (no TV at work). Beyond that I usually drive with cruise control close to the speed limit. I do not honk. I let people in. I excuse them for cutting me off. Once in awhile I say "I wish you wouldn't do that" out loud, but I stay away. (Unless I am in my State Highway Patrol car). Then I do my job in a fair but firm manner. My friends liken it to the saying "don't get mad, get even". However, that is not the way it is. It may have been that way for me 20-25 years ago, but now (I am beginning to get long in the tooth) I know that I have the power, but I also know that I can be pretty creative. In this job, you start out as a technician. If you are good at it, and you are fairly smart, you become an artist. So maybe, I am slightly more tolerant on the road since the 11th of September this year. Does that count?

Mike

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Subject: Men and Aggressive Driving

Research shows that men are more likely to be perpetrators of aggressive driving. Why is this so?

Naeema

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Subject: Public Complaints

Good Morning,

I work for FedEx Custom Critical and handle all public complaints that come in on our Independent Contractors. I'm interested in your work with the aggressive driving habits. I have noticed that most the complaints I receive happen in the middle of the month, any idea why this is?

Thank You,
Michele
Safety Specialist

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Subject: whos who

Leon James:

I work at Drivers.com--we communicated previously during the Aggressive Driving Conference-- and am attempting to build a list of people who are leaders in the driver education and traffic safety fields. I know you have done similar work in terms of organizations and a bibliography, but I wonder if you have, or you know of someone who has, a database of such people's names and perhaps email or web site addresses?

I would sure appreciate any help you can offer.

Thanks!
Doug

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: How is my driving affected by 9-11-2001?

Thanks for your telling your view, Mike. It sounds like you are what I call a "supportive driver." This requires that you be rational and caring.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: Men and Aggressive Driving

On Fri, 30 Nov 2001

> Research shows that men are more likely to be perpetrators of aggressive
> driving. Why is this so?

Hi, Naeema,
this is a complex issue. I discuss it in several reports--see here:

http://DrDriving.org/articles/gender.htm

http://DrDriving.org/surveys

By the way, you said "research shows." May I inquire where this research is?

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001
Subject: Re: whos who in traffic safety

> I wonder if you have, or you know of someone who has, a database of suc
> people's names and perhaps email or web site addresses?

Hi, Doug,

I don't know of one such place but here are some sites that have such listings, in case you don't already know:

http://www.edc.org/HHD/csn/buildbridges/whoswho/trfcsfty.html

http://adtsea.iup.edu/adtsea/default.asp

http://www.uwstout.edu/ctem/indmgmt/finder/Resources/drived.htm

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/newdriver/

http://www.aaafoundation.org/resources/index.cfm?button=links

http://www.webcrawler.com/autos/cars/driver_education/organizations/

http://members.aol.com/CalAssn/Traffic.Safety.Links.html

http://www.dca.ca/links.htm

Hope this helps.
Aloha,
Leon

Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001
Subject: road rage

Hi Dr. Driving,
I'm recently doing a proposal essay for my class and it happens that I am doing it on road rage. I just have a few easy questions, if you don't mind answering. =) Well, I've been looking around for facts and statistics on road rage like how many people in the world poses road rage and how many accidents are influenced by road rage? I seem to be having trouble finding info on this or does it even exist?

Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001
Subject: Road Rage

What if the driver in front of you moves repeatedly across your path in front of you going left then right to stop you from passing him. You are in a hurry because it is an emergency as you perceive the situation.

Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: road rage

> I'm recently doing a proposal essay for my class and it happens that I
> am doing it on road rage. I just have a few easy questions, if you don't mind
> answering. =) Well, I've been looking around for facts and statistics on road
> rage like how many people in the world poses road rage and how many accidents
> occur influenced by road rage? I seem to be having trouble finding info on
> this or does it even exist?

Well, you can check various sources in these files:

http://DrDriving.org/facts/

http://DrDriving.org/articles/testimony.htm

http://DrDriving.org/articles/book_toc.htm

http://DrDriving.org/articles/

Date: Sun, 2 Dec
Subject: code three accident

this past friday, i was driving code-3 and i had crossed over the center divider into the opposing traffic lane. there was a car in the center divider, the car had stopped. as i moved to pass it, it turned left into the ambulance.

my boss told me that the gps, indicated i was traveling at 52mph. i don't recall this. are gps's accurate, and if not, how do i prove this?

thank you

Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001
Subject: Safe Trucking?

Recently in Indiana while operating a Semi for the Gainey Transportation Service (GTS) I developed a problem with the steering on the truck. At speeds above 45 mph it would begin to violently shake. I found this terribly unsafe and when I called the company to try to get it repaired, they suggested I drive it 900 miles thru weekend traffic to a repair facility in Pennsylvania. All I could imagine is the truck crossing the center lane out of control and killing someone. I refused to drive it.

Though they didnt come out and say it, you could tell this made them angry. I stood my ground and they had to have the truck repaired in Gary Indiana. I'm sure there are other drivers out there who would have driven the truck that 900 miles that I would not. I think America should know what these people are like. My experience thru 4 trucking companies would say that each and every one is pretty much the same. When you get on an american highway today you are at the mercy of these rolling mastadons. Stay clear of them! Their not as safe as you'd believe. Sign me as "No longer trucking and proud of it"

James

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001
Subject: policy

I am trying to implement a policy in my school that requires psychology teachers to teach about aggression and connect it to road rage and driving. I was wondering if you could send me any information or refer me to any websites that would provide me with some useful information about aggression and psychology that I could put in a lesson plan for the psychology teachers. I would appreciate it.

~Kelly

Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001
Subject: student at Monroe community college

DrDriving,

Hello, my name is Frank Chalk and I am doing a study on aggressive driving for my sociology class. My thesis is "aggressive drivers are using divence on the road". I have a lot of information telling me what they are doing and why, but I can not figure out away to say how they are using divence on the road. Do you have any suggestions for me?

THANK YOU

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: policy

> I am trying to implement a policy in my school that requires psychology
> teachers to teach about aggression and connect it to road rage and driving. I
> was wondering if you could send me any information or refer me to any
> websites that would provide me with some useful information about aggression
> and psychology that I could put in a lesson plan for the psychology teachers.

Hi, Kelly,

the best site for your purpose is our site DrDriving.org I hope you get a chance to explore it. It has dozens of articles and tests and surveys and related things including statistics, driving psychology, teen driver problems, even parking rage.

Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001
Subject: siren use

I live in a small town of approximately 1500 people. Our ambulance does not leave the shed without using the siren. I always thought the siren was to alert traffic of the emergency vehicle and to clear the roadway of traffic. I however do not believe that in our small town that there could possibly be that much traffic at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. On cool summer nights, we can't even leave the windows open to sleep because the siren wakes everyone up. I was wondering if this is the proper was to use the siren or if it is just the thrill of the drivers to turn it on.

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: policy

Thank you very much I was also wondering is there anywhere locally I can buy that book wothout ordering online? I live in The Rochester area and was wondering if any book stores sold it.

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001
Subject: Aggressive Drivers

I just don't understand why people are so impatient on the highways. It seems, at least where I live, that people will almost break there necks and anybody else's neck that gets in the way, just to save a few lousy seconds. It's almost as if everyone thinks that there time is as important than yours. That's tacky and selfish. I live in Pensacola, Florida and I have been driving for almost thirty years. I was taught to be a courteous driver. Most of the people on the roads today drive like maniacs. I don't get it. Does anyone have any decency or humanity or even common sense about them anymore?

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001
Subject: book

> Thank you very much I was also wondering is there anywhere locally I can buy
> that book without ordering online? I live in The Rochester area and was
> wondering if any book stores sold it.

Yes, your local book store can order it:
Leon James, Ph.D. and Diane Nahl, Ph.D.
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare
(Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2000)
ISBN 1-57392-846-1

Let me know what you think of it.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: siren use

> I live in a small town of approximately 1500 people. Our ambulance does not
> leave the shed without
> using the siren. I always thought the siren was to alert traffic of the
> emergency vehicle and to
> clear the roadway of traffic. I however do not believe that in our small
> town that there could
> possibly be that much traffic at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. On cool summer
> nights, we can't even leave the windows open to sleep because the siren
> wakes everyone up. I was wondering if this is the proper was to use the
> siren or if it is just the thrill of the drivers to turn it on.

I feel the same way about the sirens being used in our neighborhood--they are way too loud. But some complain they can't hear them in traffic. Still they are too loud at night for sure. Maybe you can contact the fire chief and see how receptive they are. Let me know what happens.

Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001
Subject: Research

Hi,

My name is Claire and I work for an advertising agency in Hobart called Cooee Tasmania. We are currently developing a campaign for the Road Safety Task Force and I am looking for some research or quote or information about anything that indicates the faster you drive, the faster your heartbeat. I would really appreciate it if you could get back to me as soon as possible regardless of whether you are able to help me or not.

Cheers,
Claire

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001
Subject: When you were offline...(via HumanClick)

Thoroughly enjoyed the website. I believe that educating people on road rage is a major way to decrease the amount of it on America's roads and all over the world.

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: Research

Sorry, I have nothing on heartbeat and driving fast.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001
Subject: Road Rage book

Hi Julie,

Thank you for your kind words about our book. Feel free to write any time you have questions about your teaching material from the book. The exercises are particularly useful to students. Our Web site at www.DrDriving.org also has a lot of useful teaching materials that you can explore. You will also find a helpful video course called RoadRageous that would be excellent for students.

God bless your efforts on behalf of reducing driving crashes.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001
Subject: Help

I am a 15 year old sophomore from a southern California high school. i have been assigned a controversial issue. My issue is "Are driving restrictions for teens fair?" if you have any more interesting stats and/or info related to this subject i would greatly appreciate it. This site has been very helpful. thank you and God Bless.

-Laura

Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: Help

All the information we have on teen drivers is placed in this file:

http://DrDriving.org/youth

Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001
Subject: road rage

I was wondering what would road rage be classified as? Manslaughter, First degree murder, second degree murder, or etc.?? And why would it be classified as that?

Thank you, I enjoy reading your information!

Casey

Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: road rage

> I was wondering what would road rage be classified as?
> Manslaughter, First degree murder, second degree murder, or etc.?? And why would it be classified > as that?

Hi, Casey,

As far as I'm aware of there are no road rage laws. There are aggressive driving laws in some 16 States. In road rage cases the prosecutors use various existing laws that fit the particular situation, e.g., assault and battery, kidnapping, hijacking, using car as weapon, shooting, etc.

Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001
Subject: permission for citation

Hello Dr. James.

My name is Nekisha and am a graduate student at the University of Maryland - Baltimore County. I am currently enrolled in a Social Psychology course and am completing a project on driving behavior in the context of Social Psychology. There are a couple of on-line references you have authored that provide information that would be useful to cite in my presentation and paper. They are entitled "The Social Psychology of Driving" & "Principles of Driving Psychology." I am requesting your permission to cite these references. Thank you for your help.

Nekisha
University of MD Baltimore County

Date: Sun, 9 Dec
Subject: RE: Stats

Hi, I am looking for stats on teenage (15-20) accidents for the year 2000. Do you know were I could obtain this info. It is for a math class to work a quadric problem

Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001
Subject: pictures request

Yes, but we only own the pictures of us. All other pictures come from the Web and are not our property.

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001
Subject: RE: Stats

> Hi, I am looking for stats on teenage (15-20) accidents for the year 2000.
> Do you know were I could obtain this info. It is for a math class to work a
> quadric problem

Hi,
I put all the stats I have on teen drivers in these two files:

http://DrDriving.org/youth

http://DrDriving.org/facts/

Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001
Subject: (no subject)

Dr. Leon James, Dr. Diane Nahl:

My name is Danielle, and I am the Editor-in-Chief of the South Hills High School paper, The Growl, in Covina, California. I am currently covering a story on road rage. I would greatly appreciate if i could put one of the pictures on your website in the paper.

The issue will becoming out on December 21. Please get back to me as soon as possible. I also plan to call and e-mail you on Monday, December 10. Your generosity would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
Danielle

Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001
Subject: newspaper feature story on drivers

Writing a feature on how we drive, good/bad drivers, etc. Would like to talk to you sometime this week. E-mail or call when you get chance? Thanks.

Peter
Feature writer

Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001
Subject: accident rate.

Hi Dr. Driving,

My name is Ildiko, I'm in the 8th grade, and I an sending this e-mail to you because I have a project that deals with the argument--Should legal driving age be raised to 18? Well, I looked some things up on the Internet, but my teacher said that I have to have at least 5 sources, and then I need to create a bibliography on the sources.

I have a few requests:

* Statistics you might have that supports the pro argument on the topic I have told you above. (Like percentages, or surprising facts.)

* Facts that might persuade some one to believe that driving age should be raised.

* Also, I have written an essay and two of my paragraphs contain that, peer pressure( teenagers usually drive with peers. Is that true?), speed limits and unawareness of danger is a factor of teenage crashes (ages 16-17), I need an ok of that so it doesn't sound like an opinion.

* Another reason I wrote why legal driving age should be raised to eighteen because of stress of parents... maybe you could give me some facts or ok's there too.

The goal of the information you will give me is to write a Fake bill, which I will pass onto the Fake congress which will be made up of my classmates. My goal is to pass the bill on the fake congress. As my teacher said, I also think that passing this bill will be very hard. I need current and persuading facts. I also would like any info. that I might put in my bibliography.

I appreciate your time,
Ildiko

Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: accident rate.

Hi Ildiko,

The information I have on the topics you mentioned are gathered together in several different documents on our site. I would suggest you look in these files:

http://DrDriving.org/youth

http://DrDriving.org/facts/

http://DrDriving.org/facts/references.htm

Good luck with your project!

Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001
Subject: driving information

Hi Monique, Here some documents where you'll find the information you were looking for:

http://DrDriving.org/articles/book_toc.htm

http://DrDriving.org/articles/testimony.htm

http://DrDriving.org/articles/rr.htm

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001
Subject: tee cards

please send more information on the above subject. my name is Dty. L.M. Vital with Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office. Thanks in Advance.

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001
Subject: Teenage driving vs. Elderly Driving

I'm doing a research paper on teenage driving vs. elderly driving and i was wondering if you could recommend any books or websites that will give me information on this topic. If you could give me any information on this, I would appreciate that too.

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: Teenage driving vs. Elderly Driving

> I'm doing a research paper on teenage driving vs. elderly driving and i
> was wondering if you could recommend any books or websites that will

All the information I have on these two topics are placed in these two files you can consult:

http://DrDriving.org/youth/

http://DrDriving.org/elderly/

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001
Subject: Speeding Tickets and Red Cars

Dear Dr. James,

My daughter, and I have been trying for days now to find statistics on what color cars get the most speeding tickets. She was trying to prove that red cars get the most speeding tickets, but we have not been able to find any statistics on this subject. We have found a lot of theories, but not numbers to use in her research paper.

Thank you,
Bob

Date: Wed, 12 Dec
Subject: red-light cameras

Mr. G,

Here are some articles on the Web that give a perspective on the issue:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001-07-06-red-light.htm

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2001/Dec/04/ln/ln32a.html

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2001/Dec/04/ln/ln33a.html

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: Speeding Tickets and Red Cars

Here are some sites I was able to find about red cars and tickets. I hope they are relevant.

http://www.nsta.org/Energy/fn_color.html

http://www.colormatters.com/bubdarc2-car.html

http://users.nexet.net/askacop/radar.htm

http://www.aaafoundation.org/resources/index.cfm?button=carcolor

http://mathlab.usc.edu/finals/Math218/218fall99final.pdf

Aloha,
Leon James
DrDriving

Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001
Subject: road rage

My name is Jess and I'm a student at Gloversville High School. I have emailed you before regarding road rage. I was wondering if you had any statistics on vehicular or road rage fatalities? Or if you knew of any websites where I could find some? Please let me know. Thanks!

Jess

Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001
Subject: Re: road rage

Hi, Jess,

I keep all the information I have involving statistics in these files--please look there. They have links to other sites with facts:

http://DrDriving.org/facts/

http://DrDriving.org/youth/

http://DrDriving.org/surveys/interpretations.htm

http://DrDriving.org/surveys/

Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 0
Subject: Re: Request for interview

Hello to both! It must be great living in Hawaii:) I've included my questions in this email. Thanks again for all of your help. Please be sure to list your names and titles so that I can ensure they appear correctly in print. Here we go:

1. How common is "road rage" or aggressive driving today as opposed to 10 or 20 years ago?

2. Why has road rage become more common over the years? Is it just a sign of the times or a reflection on our society as a whole?

3.Give me a few examples or anecdotes (things you've seen or experienced) of road rage during all of your studies and travels. (I bet you have some good stories!)

4. How does road rage affect all drivers--from the angry driver to the unsuspecting drivers?

5. This may be a long shot, but do you have any comments or specific examples of how road rage is being handled in North Carolina?

6. What advice or tips would you give to our readers

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