hour. mother nature is pretty intense. just within seconds it can just destroy everything just like that. the road can be an angry place. you got a problem? [ bleep ]! and it seems like there s more road rage now more than ever. in 2014, aaa says more than 8 million people in the u.s. engaged in road rage by ramming another vehicle or exiting their car to confront another driver. you better stop. remember everyone s trying to get to their destination or get home to go see their family members. you never know what type of day that person has or had or what they re going through. make sure you don t take someone else s action to heart. good advice but too late for 23-year-old ronnie gonzalez.
you ve already called 911. what is your next best action? a, turn into a public place like a police station or a mall. b, call friends or family for help. or c, drive home and lock yourself inside. your best option is, a. driving home or recruiting friends and relatives for help only endangers those close to you. you notice they re not leaving. they re continuing to follow you. you want to continue to drive to the closest police station if you re not familiar with the area. you want to go to a place that is highly populated. after multiple perilous moments, ronnie finds his way to the miami-dade police station ending the chase, and that s how he learns that his decisions contributed to the problem. they started doing an investigation. i was arrested for reckless
you re still being pursued by an angry road rager and are in fear for your life. you ve already called 911. what is your next best action? a, turn into a public place like a police station or a mall. b, call friends or family for help. or c, drive home and lock yourself inside. your best option is, a. driving home or recruiting friends and relatives for help only endangers those close to you. you notice they re not leaving. they re continuing to follow you. you want to continue to drive to the closest police station if you re not familiar with the area. you want to go to a place that is highly populated. after multiple perilous moments, ronnie finds his way to the miami-dade police station ending the chase, and that s how he learns that his decisions contributed to the problem. they started doing an
the best thing you can do if someone is near you on the roadway screaming or yelling and you re in fear for yourself, the best thing you can do is create distance and time. unfortunately, ronnie chooses to flee through oncoming traffic. i m like, oh, my god, this is insane. i can t believe this is happening. i just my heart was racing, it was pounding. i had so much adrenaline running through me. [ bleep ]! people really need to step back and remember that though they may feel angry right now they don t want those actions to lead to something that they have to think about the rest of their life. true or false? although we don t know what trigged these drivers dangerous behaviors, occasionally erupting in rage due to what should be minor stresses is a recognized psychiatric condition. it s true. it s called intermittent explosive disorder.
driving. the other driver is also arrested and the two antagonists run into each other while in temporary custody. the other driver approaches ronnie and apologizes. and i told him, i m sorry too. i feel like we could have handled the situation more maturely. ronnie s case is dismissed when the arresting officer doesn t appear in court. the other driver is convicted of reckless driving and gets two years of probation. if you don t want to become a victim of road rage, remember these key tips. avoid aggressive drivers and don t be one yourself. back off and give the other driver some space. if being followed, drive to a public place and don t escalate disputes with your responses. we put a lot of people at