About the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
The first study in this volume was sponsored by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof.
A Message From The Sponsor
The study found that Washington area motorists felt more threatened by aggressive drivers than by drunk drivers; 40 percent of the respondents said that aggressive drivers "most endanger highway safety," while 33 percent identified drunk drivers as the primary risk.
Aggressive Driving
Introduction
. After the motorists antagonized each other for several miles on the Interstate, they both pulled over to an access road and got out of their vehicles.
Incidents of Aggressive Driving
Deaths and Injuries
"Aggressive driving" is defined for this study as an incident in which an angry or impatient motorist or passenger intentionally injures or kills another motorist, passenger, or pedestrian, or attempts to injure or kill another motorist, passenger, or pedestrian, in response to a traffic dispute, altercation, or grievance.
Reasons Violent Traffic Disputes Occur
Motorists involved in fender-bender collisions and silly traffic disputes are increasingly being shot, stabbed, beaten, and run over for inane reasons.
Weapons Used by Aggressive Drivers
No information was available for 1,087 of the cases reviewed.
Without question the most popular weapons used by aggressive drivers are firearms and motor vehicles. In 37 percent of the cases a firearm was used; in 35 percent the weapon was the vehicle itself.
The Role of Domestic Violence
From January 1, 1990 to September 1, 1996, at least 322 incidents of domestic violence were played out on roads and Interstates throughout the country.
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