Road rage is the collective term that emerged in the early 1990s expressing the aggressive behaviors of drivers . This means that road rage covers all aggressive actions of drivers regardless of nature and extent . Examples of road rage include unsafe changing of lanes , tailgating , swerving in and out of traffic , beating the red light and lack of care for other traffic regulations , speeding in normal or extreme road or weather conditions , and talking on the phone or doing something else while driving . Common reasons for aggressive driving are lateness or limited time to get to the targeted destination and slow or vehicular traffic causing frustration and stress . In some instances …show more content…
The change in the concept of road rage based on the examples of aggressive driving behavior before and now , supports the contention that aggressive driving behavior is worse today than ever .
Differences in the nature of aggressive driving behavior in the past and at present shows that road rage is indeed worse today . This finds exemplification in Miami , considered as the worst city for aggressive driving behavior for three years straight . It was only three years ago that Miami topped the list . The metropolis has always been a melting pot of cultures creating cultures stereotyped in television shows such as
Miami Vice and CSI : Miami showing guns and fast driving as part of the city 's culture . However , while road rage occurs in Miami like in other cities placing the city on the top ten of cities with the worst road rage problem , it was only three years ago that it reached the top spot (Kuan Reaney , 2008 ) This means that road rage has worsened and more heavily felt by Miami drivers . The explanation for the worsening road rage condition in Miami is the greater clash in the mix of road