Can we prevent road rage?

Mark Asbridge, Reginald G. Smart, Robert E. Mann

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Road rage has become a serious concern in many countries, and preventive efforts are required. This article reviews what can be done to prevent road rage by exploring potential prevention avenues in five areas. First, legal changes aimed at increasing the penalties for road rage behavior could be instituted, drawing on models from aggressive-driving or impaired-driving laws. A second approach would involve the adoption of court programs for convicted road ragers. Third, car redesign offers a means of reducing crime through environmental design. Fourth, mass media education could be implemented to inform drivers of the risk from road rage and how to avoid situations that facilitate road rage. Finally, prevention efforts could be directed to long-term societal changes that emphasize structural modifications, such as reducing congestion on the roads, reduced driver stress, or promoting public transportation. The strengths and weaknesses of these strategies are discussed.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)109-121
Número de páginas13
PublicaciónTrauma, Violence, and Abuse
Volumen7
N.º2
DOI
EstadoPublished - abr. 2006

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Applied Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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