Overview of Driving Issues and Aggressive Driving
2007
Overview of Driving Issues and Aggressive Driving
http://www.drdriving.org/surveys/
This
takes you to a website that has additional links you can click onto and read. It
has what other drivers think of one another, driving differences between
genders, and also has a personality driving test you can take.
http://www.drdriving.org
Gives an overview of
driving psychology and what it is about. I thought that this website would
be a great website to have up on my web page because of this fact. This
website contains a lot of useful information about many things to do with
driving and people.
http://www.aaafoundation.org
This website give
you statistics on injuries that were caused by aggressive driving. It
explains what aggressive driving is and which type of people may be labeled as
an aggressive driver or if there is even a specific type of person who is likely
to become an aggressive driver. It also assesses the drivers education programs.
http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/aggr-ndx.htm
This web page shows NYC’s definition of aggressive driving, studies done
on driving, and tips to stay stress-free while driving.
http://roadragers.com/
This website allows you to take a test to analyze your driving skills.
It also has another quiz that rates your driving knowledge. I liked this
website because it allows you to see what kind of driver you are and then it
gives you safe driving tips.
http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/stressmanagement/a/roadrage.htm
This article discusses whether or not road rage is a mental disorder.
It gives a list of what people with road rage do. It also gives a list of other
relevant links to articles about road rage and how to handle it as the doer and
as the victim.
http://www.motorists.com/info/road_rage.html
This
website is about the National Motorist Association and it gives a summary about
road rage. It discusses what drivers as well as the government should do
to help stop road rage. It also discusses the dangers of aggressive
driving.
http://www.drivers.com/topic/31
This website has a whole list of links to articles related to different
topics dealing with driving. This specific page deals with articles about road
rage. It also has articles about driving safety, new drivers and old
drivers. I feel that this website would have helpful articles for any type of
driver.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13152708/
This article says that doctors are viewing road rage not as just a
behavioral problem but as an intermittent explosive disorder. Usually, you
would think of road rage as a cultural and environmental problem but doctors say
that there is a biological and cognitive science to road rage. This
particular article caught my eye because it also says that symptoms for this
disorder can be seen in childhood.
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/policespeeding
You can post petitions and have people sign them on this website. This
particular petition was to stop police speeding abuse. This person believes that
police officers should obey the same laws that they enforce. It was interesting
because when you sign, you can also leave comments.
http://www.addictionrecov.org/paradigm/P_PR_W98/James.html
This article seemed
appropriate because it displays the very basics of driving psychology. It
talks about the QDC and other programs to help with road rage. In those
classes they teach you how to deal with the rage. It also describes
symptoms of road rage so that you know if you do have road rage.
http://www.aaafoundation.org/resources/index.cfm?button=agdrtext#Aggressive%20Driving
This article talks
about how there are aggressive drivers in everyone, not just those who have a
criminal record or are uneducated. It also states that aggressive driving
can be both done by male and female, not just one sex. More information is
provided on the background of aggressive driving and what it can lead up to.
http://www.aaafoundation.org/resources/index.cfm?button=agdrtext
I chose this article
because it went into further details about aggressive driving and what impact it
could have. It also gives information on those who violate the law and
what they would have to do if they were caught by the police.
http://www.roadandtravel.com/newsworthy/newsandviews03/allstatesurvey2.htm
In
the article, it describes the different types of driver personality. They
label aggressive drivers as “Auto-Bahners.” It describes those aggressive
drivers as driving 71 mph on average and drinkers.
http://www.compassionpower.com/anger_free_driving.php
In
this article, it talks about empowered drivers in a different way. Instead
of speaking negatively of empowered drivers, the article says that empowered
drivers are those who are aware of other people on the road and have control
over themselves. The article goes on further to discuss how aggressive
driving leads to family violence.
http://www.carwrecks.com/info4.html
The article
addresses the problems of aggressive driving and how to identify aggressive
drivers. In the end it recommends what should be done, but hard to do with
budget cuts to law enforcement agencies budget.
http://www.4insurance.com/auto/highrisk.asp
In the article, the
4insurance website describes more of what a high risk driver is besides one who
suffers from a self-centered personality. A high risk driver is one who
has received many tickets and drive high risk vehicles. Although it seems
that you are stuck with high insurance rates, the article says that you can
lower your insurance rates by driving domestic vehicles and staying out of
trouble.
http://www.aaafoundation.org/quizzes/index.cfm?button=aggressive
a quiz to find out
if you are an aggressive driver
http://www.wsp.wa.gov/traveler/roadrage.htm
information, answers
and tips regarding aggressive driving and road rage
http://www.who.int/features/2004/road_safety/en/
road safety is a
public health issue
See also this
directory of articles by DrDriving:
http://www.drdriving.org/articles/
http://www.personal.umich.edu/~bbushman/PSPB02.pdf
#search=%22research
%20on%20venting%20anger%22
This
site takes you to a paper on research if venting actually adds gasoline to the
fire in situations. I found it really interesting and it shows that maybe
theories our culture has are actually very misconstrued.
http://ruphus.com/ihatecars/2004/09/emotions-driving-bad-mix.html
This
site shows the correlation between being angry, getting behind the wheel and
causing a car accident. They even show evidence of the percent of car accidents
increasing after terrorist attacks.
http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/abstracts/1985-
1989/87A.PDF#search=%22temperature%20in%20relation%20to%20agression% 22
This
link takes you to an article that can further your knowledge as to why
temperature is related to aggression. This article not only talks of vehicle
crime but also touches on other crimes that are committed due to temperature
including rape, murder, assault, etc
http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0300/d000391/d000391.html
This
site talks about stress issues that people experience that could relate to
aggressive driving behaviors. It also talks about how depending on your gender
what stress you have and how you deal with that stress.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffdl28.htm
This
link lists all of the possible and most popular distractions for people while
they are driving. I think if you read this you will try to stop bad habits and
not form new ones. For example, it talks about the use of a cell phone while
driving. I think more people need to understand that their actions may cause an
accident.
http://www.dietitian.com/danger.html
This
site takes you to an interesting and fun read. It reveals the dangers of eating
while driving. But, it’s a little different because it gives you the possible
“bad” scenarios for an individual food. For example, if you eat chocolate you
will leave sticky fingerprints on your car interior.
http://speakout.com/activism/issue_briefs/1334b-1.html
This
link takes you to an essay that written by activists who believe that cell phone
use while driving should be illegal. Its very informative and lists statistics
that research has provided. There is even a story that one state banned the use
of cell phones after a 2-year-old girl was killed because a driver while on the
cell phone ignored a stop sign and struck the car she was riding in.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3623237.stm
This
site warns drivers that they should not listen to loud music while driving and
the lists the reasons why. They also have a top five list of the music you
should listen to and lists five others to leave at home. It also has reactions
from various people so you can read different views.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Insurance/P51290.asp This is an article that discusses the dangers of eating while driving. It tries to explain why driving while eating is dangerous and it also gives a list of the top 10 most dangerous foods to eat while driving.
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/459f98/nakamatsu/report1nakamatsu.html This is a previous generational student report about music and its effects on driving. It discusses whether or not music has an effect on driving and has links for music types, volume, and tempo or speed.
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/459f98/nakamatsu/report1nakamatsu.html
This is a previous generational student report about music and its
effects on driving. It discusses whether or not music has an effect on driving
and has links for music types, volume, and tempo or speed.
http://www.smartmotorist.com/acc/acc.htm
This is an article in Smart Motorist that explains four different
factors in car accidents. They say that 95% of accidents involve driver behavior
as well as one of the three other factors. It was interesting that they
emphasize the fact that drivers try to put the blame on other factors when it is
almost always something they could have avoided.
http://www.traffic-intersection-awareness.com/drivers.aspx bad driving habits listed to attempt to tell people to watch out and avoid these habits
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/drving.htm This website give some statistics and facts on drunk driving. It tells you who is most risk for becoming a drunk driver. It also gives different ways of preventing drunk driving.
http://safety.com/articles/driving-while-tired.html This website gives some facts about driving tired. It includes how many people drive this state of mind. It talks about how bad it can get and what is being done to prevent it.
See also this
directory of articles by DrDriving:
http://www.drdriving.org/articles/
ANGER
http://members.tripod.com/kanchanD/anger1.htm
This
link takes you to an essay about anger and how we are taught since childhood
that we should vent our feelings. It talks about misdirected anger and how by
venting we are constantly listing the wrongs in our mind which keeps us feeling
negatively. I think that this site gives you a more inside look at anger and
venting.
http://www.personal.umich.edu/~bbushman/PSPB02.pdf#search=%22research
%20on%20venting%20anger%22
This
site takes you to a paper on research if venting actually adds gasoline to the
fire in situations. I found it really interesting and it shows that maybe
theories our culture has are actually very misconstrued.
http://www.umass.edu/fsap/issues/anger.html
This
site is full of information on anger. It defines anger and talks about a four
step way to control and handle anger. The four steps is to admit it, explore it,
express it, and than drop it. I think that this was very interesting and is a
fun and informational read.
http://whyfiles.org/118anger/3.html
T
his website talks about the popular belief that venting is good. It also gives
reasons why venting is, in reality, bad for you.
Children's Books at Amazon.com
Examples of Aggressive Driving (Real Life Stories)
http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/car_accident_photo.html
This
link takes you to real life stories and pictures of car accidents submitted by
people. I think it was very real and interesting.
http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org/mcbride_main.html
This
site is just the story and cover of a murder trial that was caused by road rage.
I think that this story will make you realize how real road rage is. It may also
encourage you to start controlling your aggression more.
http://spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=109642
This is an article about a man who is being held for
running over and killing a woman because of road rage. This article shows
not only epic road rage but also verbal road rage. It shows how scary road rage
can be.S
http://www.drdriving.org/articles/testimony.htm
I
chose this website because it reveals in different people’s account of their
road rage. While describing their rage, they displayed that they had a
mental health of extreme physiological effects.
http://www.caldrive.com/habits.html
bad
habits in California that definitely need the driver personality makeover plan
http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/trans/hpw105-34.000/hpw105-34_0.HTM
This
website is an actual hearing discussing road rage and aggressive driving.
It discusses the causes and dangers of aggressive driving. Although this
hearing pertains to the problem in Utah, it can still gives us an outlook that
road rage and aggressive driving is becoming a big problem and people are
starting to do things about it.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/aggressive/aggproplanner/page05.htm
This
web page gives some real life examples of aggressive driving. After reading this
you can know what situations to avoid. Also realize when you may have been
driving aggressively without even recognizing it.
See also this
directory of news articles kept by DrDriving:
http://www.drdriving.org/news/
Differences in Driving Based on Gender or Sex
http://4wheeldrive.about.com/cs/forwomenonly/a/aa092202b.htm
This
link is about female driving statistics. I thought it this site was different
because it talks about how driving is used so much more now. It states how being
on the road is common. It also has more links that you can click on to view
other topics.
http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0300/d000391/d000391.html
This
site talks about stress issues that people experience that could relate to
aggressive driving behaviors. It also talks about how depending on your gender
what stress you have and how you deal with that stress.
http://www.sirc.org/publik/driving_risk.shtml
sex differences in driving, and insurance risk
See also this directory of links on gender
differences in driving
www.drdriving.org/articles/gender.htm
http://library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=3218
This
link focuses on urban driving patterns and its traffic. I liked the research
results that were posted. This site goes more into depth of urban driving.
http://www.extension.umn.edu/extensionnews/2000/ruraldriving.html
This
link shows the dangers associated with rural places and prevention steps. It
shows that most vehicle fatalities occur in rural areas. This site also talks
about and emphasizes the dangers of using cell phones.
http://cesa8.k12.wi.us/services/rfast/10-12/10-12less1.html
This
site is an informational paper of rural dangers on the road. It also gives a
great activity that you can participate it. I think that it will make you more
aware of dangers.
http://www.extension.umn.edu/extensionnews/2000/ruraldriving.html
This article goes over the fact that driving in rural areas can be more
dangerous. There are more accidents in rural areas and this article helps
clarify why this is so. It also gives helpful tips on how to be more careful in
rural areas.
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:UnxgNQVyAXYJ:safety.fhwa.dot.gov/speed_manage
/docs/speeding_rural.pdf+rural+versus+urban+driving&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=7&client=firefox-a
This website did a good job of giving straight statistics about the type of
driving and accidents that occur in rural areas. It gives you a good idea of
why there are driving differences in rural and urban areas. It also helps by
giving good tips on how to avoid accidents in rural areas.
http://www.caldrive.com/habits.html
bad habits in California that definitely need the driver personality makeover
plan