Road rage is an aggressive or angry behavior by a driver of an automobile or other road vehicle. Such behavior might include rude gestures, verbal insults, deliberately driving in an unsafe or threatening manner, or making threats. Road rage can lead to altercations, assaults, and collisions that result in injuries and even deaths. It can be thought of as an extreme case of aggressive and reckless driving.Road rage is a relatively serious act: It may be seen as an endangerment of public safety. It is, however, not always possible to judge intent by external observation, so "road ragers" who are stopped by police may be charged with other offences such as careless or reckless driving, and may resolve in fines.
A first offence that would be given to a driver for causing road rage would be a written warning. This warning can be issued to anyone who is putting other drivers in danger while driving. If someone witnesses someone recklessly driving they should contact authorities to report a description of the driver, the car’s license plate number, and what they were doing wrong. Once this report has been made the reckless driver will receive the written warning in the mail explaining to them what they did wrong and warning them of what will happen if they do it again.
The second offence would be giving the wrongful driver a ticket costing anywhere from $25 to $100, depending on the degree of the road rage. For instance, if the driver were to vengefully intend to cut off a fellow driver because they had gotten to a parking spot before the driver had, this driver could be cited with a first offence and ticketed $25 for victimizing his fellow driver. On the other hand, if the driver (in the same situation) had made harmful threats directed to them he would be served with a ticket for $100, due to how dangerous he is to other drivers.
The third offence would be an appearance in court before the judge. If one person repeatedly commits acts of road rage the courts will now take legal action into making sure it will not happen again. This includes deciding whether they should serve time in jail or have their license suspended.
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