Outline of my Sixth
Oral Presentation
Passive Aggressive Drivers and Incidents of Epic RR
This is a
presentation of Road Rage and Aggressive
Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare,
Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl, Prometheus Books, 2000, pages 84-96.
By Jordyn Shark
Instructions for this oral presentation are found at
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm
I Jekyll-Hyde Syndrome
A. phenomena of a typically nice person adopting a hostile, aggressive aptitude while under pressure on the road
B. inflated ego and feelings of self righteousness
II Passive Aggressive driving
1.
i. Cars pulling out of parking stalls take on average 11 seconds longer should another car be waiting
ii. Increase from 11 sec should the waiting person honk
2. Left Lane Bandit or Inconsiderate driver
1. Highway vigilantes who make it their job to regulate traffic flow
1. The act of seeking revenge or fantasizing acts of physical force as a result of traffic related stressors
2. Three examples of E.R.R.
i.
a. bus driver got spit on and beat up in the street after he cut off another driver
ii.
a. man entered a bus after it pulled over, he punched a teenager who threw a soda can at his truck
iii.
a. A 55year old persuaded and shoot dead a 17 year old who had been tailgating him
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