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Road rage
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don't let your anger be the cause of your
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death drive safe and avoid any unnecessary danger.
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Here are some common
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things on how road rage is caused
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when you are running late to say work or your kids practice
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heavy traffic in um large areas is another common way of road rage, stress.
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Slow, slow and distracted driving is also another big cause of road rage.
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Don't be the one to cause it
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fact, facts and statistics. According to bankrate.
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Road rage incidents caused 218 murders,
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murders and 12,610 injuries over a seven year period.
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Road rage,
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road rage and aggressive driving are caused
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by numerous factors including traffic running late,
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disregard for other behaviors and the law as a learned behavior.
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More facts and statistics according to N. H. T. S. A. Even accepting missiles.
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Estimate of 10,000 cases of road rage during the first six years of the 19 nineties,
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the incidents is really quite low compared to the numbers
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of injuries and fatalities that occur on our nation's roads.
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Roads and highways During the six year period studied by Mizell.
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More than twice 22.7 million people were injured in motor vehicle
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crashes in the US and more than 290,000 people were killed.
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Fars in 2000,
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that is the number of cases of road rage was only
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.4% of the total number of people injured or killed in traffic
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Or one case of road. Um for every for one case of road rage.
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For every 2300 injuries and fit fertility
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more facts in
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this is according to the N. H. T. S. A.
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The perceived increase in aggressive driving
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is largely explained by demographic changes.
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In particular,
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the population of the United States increased
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by nearly 100 million people between 1960
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the year 2000 and by 35% since 1970.
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The year that Nhe was created with the mission of improving traffic safety.
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Remember when you are driving on the road to make sure
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you don't get upset over a little thing in the end,
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your life is more important.