Outline of My Ninth Oral Presentation
Combating Aggressive Driving
This is a presentation of Road Rage and Aggressive Driving, Dr.
Leon James & Dr. Diane Nahl, Prometheus Books, 2000, Pages 219-233
By Justin Golder
Instructions for
this oral presentation are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm
I. Federal Agencies Unite Against Aggressive Driving
A. This year 40000 people will lose their lives on the highway and more than 3 million will go to the hospital with an economic loss of over 200 million dollars.
B. Proposed the National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act.
C. Assembled a group of national safety experts to implement a plan to deal with areas of aggressive driving.
II. Aggressive Police Initiatives
A. Safety legislation in vehicle and highway design has played a crucial role in reducing the number and severity of highway injuries.
B. Communities have responded to aggressive driving by initiating aggressive enforcement programs to reduce illegal driving behavior.
C. The Roadwatch program, which
began in
III. Aggressive Driving Bills
A. Several aggressive driving bills have been approved and several more are being introduced.
B. Now police officers must be able to identify the aggressive driver’s behavior.
C. In order to identify aggressive driving through observed violations, the language of these offences must be behavioral, that describe the observable behavior of drivers, not their motives or intentions.
Helpful Links:
http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/aggressive/Symposium/introduction.html
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/enforce/DOT%20Aggress%20Action/back_&_intro.htm
http://www.njsp.org/news/pr112304.html