Outline of My Second Required Weekly Outline (Not Oral)

Classifying Road Ragers

This is a presentation of Road Rage and Aggressive Driving

Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl; Published by Prometheus Books, 2000, pg. 15-32

By: Julia Mae Geraghty

Instructions for this oral presentation are found at:

I. Automotive Vigilante

a. Automotive bully

i. Aggresses against other motorists at a random or specific reason

1. Verbal abuse

2. Gestures

3. Maneuvers with vehicle

b. Opinion:

i. Takes the law into their own hands

ii. It does feel good to retaliate, but sometimes one forgets they are putting themselves and others in danger.

c. Example:

i. Not using turn signal to “get back” at driver behind you.

ii. Keeping brights on to retaliate the vehicle that forgot to turn his/hers off.

II. Rushing Maniac

a. Rushing mania

i. Need to avoid slowing down

ii. Extreme anger against anyone or anything that causes you to slow down

b. Opinion

i. 21^st century rushed life style

1. Fast food

2. Quick oil changes

3. Speedy checkout lanes

ii. Hawaiian time vs. NYC time

c. Example

i. Bullying one’s way out of the slow lane and into the fast lane

ii. Always searching for the shortest and fastest route

iii. Being late is not an excuse to drive aggressively

III. Aggressive Competitor

a. Competiveness on the roads

i. Sense of loss and anxiety when not in the lead

ii. Feeling of embarrassment if passed or if mistake was made

b. Opinion

i. Very prevalent to me!!!

ii. Ego-centered orientation that can lead to disastrous results

c. Example

i. Going faster than normal so the car behind you will not or cannot pass. If they do then you feel like you lost.

ii. Approaching a yellow light and speeding up to beat the guy next to you through it.

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