Outline of My first Outline
Road Rage 101
This is a presentation of:
Road Rage and Aggressive Driving
Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl, Prometheus Books, 2000, pgs. 15-32
By Jessica Lacy

I. What is “road rage”?
a. intense anger and aggression behind the wheel
1. Words, gestures, assault or battery, thoughts of violent intentions
b. hostile, illegal driving
1. racing
2. speeding
3. angry driving
4. disregarding others/laws/traffic

II. Who drives aggressively?
a. Aggressive, selfish, dangerous, imposing individuals
1. Men claim to be victim to aggressive driving more often
2. Men tend to drive more aggressive than women
aa. “Ritual opposition in their struggles for status” Deborah Tannen’s reference to younger men’s driving styles
2. Younger drivers take more risks and drive more aggressively
aa. Self centeredness and thinking everyone else is at fault for traffic conditions

III. Why do people drive aggressively?
a. Driving is a learned behavior
1. Children learn to drive by watching their parents and their behavior behind the wheel
b. Aggressive drivers are thinking negatively
1. Internal cognition's determines external actions: Negative thoughts promote negative actions and reactions

My home page:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409af2004/lacy/home.htm
Helpful links:
http://www.drivers.com/topic/31/
http://roadragers.com/
http://www.cnn.com/US/9708/26/road.ignorance/