Everyday there is an incident of road rage. There are many dangers in road rage that can be avoided. When road rage occurs, it happens as an immediate or sometimes as a pressure building response to a situation.
Some causes of road rage are as follows:
1. Flying off the handle when someone cuts you off while driving
2. Someone passes you and honk their horn
3. Someone will not let you pass
4. A driver gets in front of you and puts on the breaks or stops short in front of you
5. A driver won't let you in or yield getting on the expressway
6. A slow driver in front of you, under the speed limit
7. Distracted driver in front of you talking on the cell phone, putting on make up, eating or talking to someone else in the car.
8. You are late for an appointment or work
9. Someone gives you the finger or shoots a bird and you let it upset you.
10. You had and argument or fight with a family member, friend or co-worker and you are still thinking about it while driving and you decide to take it out on some other driver
11. The big 18 wheeler rigs or tractor-trailer trucks makes you nervous.
Three dangers of road rage to avoid are:
1. Car accidents
If you are stressed before driving or if you are distracted while driving this can cause an accident. Thinking about what is going around you and putting your feelings or emotions in balance may alleviate an accident from happening.
2. Violent Physical confrontations
If you become so enraged that you decide to get out of the car to fight with the other driver or if you decide you want to shoot at the person with a weapon, this is grossly unlawful and can be avoided by calming down and then realizing the situation you are in. Ask yourself this question. Is it worth going to jail? Is it worth harming a person or losing a life?
3. Emotional or mental anguish
If you are so overwhelmed by one of the causes of road rage and you become so stressed that you start cursing and being out of control, think to yourself aloud and remind your self that life is too short to be wasted on trivial issues that can be avoided.
No one wins in any of the three situations. Usually by the time you reach your destination, you would have forgotten the incident. If someone were to ask you about a year from now, I doubt if you would remember the exact details unless it was life threatening.
In order to recover yourself mentally and physically after becoming so enraged you usually have to walk away from the situation and calm down. Also to avoid the dangers of road rage, think before you act by not letting your emotions get out of control while driving.
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