Outline of my
second oral presentation
Road Rage Spectrum
This is a
presentation of Road Rage and Aggressive Driving
Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl, Published
by Prometheus Books, 2000 Pages 84-96
By Brandi McWade
Instructions for this oral presentation are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm
I. PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE DRIVING
A)
· Our Reaction to being repeatedly mistreated by other motorists which results in resentment against other drivers.
·
Passive-aggressive drivers
tend to ignore others or refuse to respond appropriately to other drivers once
they feel they have been pushed to far.
·
Results in a power-based
behavior that is often dangerous for all drivers.
B)
·
I picked this concept because
I think it is important for everyone to realize that this type of road rage is
just as dangerous as any other type because you never know what the other
driver is thinking or planning to do to you.
·
I agreed with the statement
that motorists who drive the speed limit in the “fast lane” are inconsiderate and
oblivious to their environment.
C)
·
An example of
passive-aggressive road rage is when someone purposely takes longer to leave
their parking space when they realize someone is waiting to take it, especially
if they get honked at!
·
Another example is the “left
lane bandit” – someone who refuses to drive over the speed limit in the passing
lane and obstruct faster moving traffic.
II. VERBAL ROAD RAGE
A)
·
Constantly complaining or
speaking negatively about other drivers, traffic, speed limits, pedestrians or
law enforcement officers.
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Verbal road rage is the most
common form of road rage.
·
Allows people to “vent,”- but
venting is bad and results in more negative behavior or can distract the driver
from the road.
B)
·
I choose this concept because
it is the most common for of road rage and I’m sure everyone in class has done
it at least once!
·
I definitely exert verbal
road rage and have actually caught myself mumbling “jackass!” to myself aloud
when someone cut me off.
C)
·
Another example is when I am
sitting in traffic and cant see any plausible reason for there to be bumper to
bumper traffic, I often find myself yelling “Just drive! Just go!” I never
understood the concept of traffic because after an hour of sitting in dead stop
traffic, it will just break up for no reason!
III. EPIC ROAD RAGE
A)
·
Epic road rage is when a
driver envisions using comic-book like roles or fantasies on other drivers such
as chasing, beating up, ramming, shooting or killing, and sometimes actually
acting on these fantasies.
·
Epic rage is harsh, furious
and defiant; the driver is seeking punishment and revenge with extreme actions.
·
Verbal road rage often leads
to epic road rage.
B)
·
I choose this concept because
it is by far the most dangerous type of road rage and can result in serious
injury to innocent drivers.
·
I found it amazing that
people actually act so fiercely and violently against other motorists.
C)
·
I have personally experience
someone’s epic road rage. I was in the
passenger side of my friend’s car when we parked at Sandy’s beach. I got out of
the car and my door swung open too far and hit the tire of a huge jacked up
black pick up truck…IT HIT THE TIRE because the truck was so much bigger than
her car! I did not realize that there was a man sitting in the front seat of
the truck. He immediately got out of the car and started yelling at me, calling
me a stupid “haole.” I apologized
numerous times and began to walk away to the beach while that man was still upset. I looked back at him and he walked to my
friend’s car and punched the side of
her car with his fist!
Helpful Websites:
www.angeresources.com/
www.drdriving.org/articles/rr.html
