Driver negligence puts us in enough danger. Road rage ramps the danger up to a much higher level. You never know when you might encounter it. It could be in crowded conditions in the city, or out on very isolated roads. We’re living in a very stressed and very charged world right now. And, summer is just going to get hotter, increasing tensions and shortening fuses even more. If you have been injured in an accident involving road rage, you need and deserve full compensation for your injuries. In some cases, punitive damages are available. Please, talk to an experience Georgia car crash attorney about your case right away.
Examples of Aggressive Driving
Road rage can spur intentional and extreme acts of violence including shootings and physical altercations occurring outside the vehicle. But in many cases, it leads to aggressive driving in which the angry driver does not necessarily intent to crash into the other vehicle, but to intimidate and influence the other driver’s behavior. Aggressive driving involves intentional acts which greatly increase the likelihood of a crash, even if causing a crash is not the intention.
Examples of aggressive driving include:
- Tailgating
- Braking suddenly in response to a perceived slight by another driver
- Intentionally cutting off another driver
- Accelerating rapidly
- Traveling at excessive speeds
- Accelerating rapidly
- Intentionally making erratic maneuvers
- Frequent lane changes to get ahead of other drivers
- Running red lights or stop signs
- Other intentional failures to yield
- Passing vehicles on the right, whether in a traffic lane, turning lane, or on the shoulder
- Intentionally passing much too closely
- Racing or attempting to race
- Playing “chicken”
- Feigning a swerve toward another vehicle
Road Rage Can Accelerate
Aggressive driving is dangerous, but in itself is typically not targeted at one individual. Road rage, however, is usually directed at one person or vehicle and can lead to very serious consequences including ramming of vehicles, intentionally running over pedestrians, blocking vehicles to force an in-person altercation which may lead to beating stabbing or shooting. Even following someone home and committing further acts of violence there.
To learn more about compensation for your road rage accident injuries, contact the Atlanta car crash attorney at Robbins & Associates, Call us at 800-772-5555 or contact us online to schedule you free consultation.