Road Rage and Its Avoidance “He cut me off.” “She wouldn’t let me pass.” “Nobody gives me the finger.” “I would never had shot him if he hadn’t rear-ended me.” “He practically ran me off the road—what was I supposed to do?” These and many other frightening “reasons” came from those who were associated with incidents that had resulted in injury or death on our roadways, but what exactly is “road rage” or aggressive driving? Is it truly a national problem? Is it a phenomenon of congested urban areas, or is it happening elsewhere? Who were the typical aggressors? What was setting them off? What can be done to stop or simply just avoid the problem? In order to