Road rage is a term used to refer to violent behavior by a driver of an automobile, which thus causes accidents or incidents on roadways. It can be thought of as an extreme case of aggressive driving. This website will be a valuable and helpful resource for those who share the responsibility of creating the road rage awareness, ways to avoid road rage and share their experiences as well.

Statistics show that 250,000 people have died in traffic since 1990. It is believed that two-thirds of these deaths are at least partially caused by aggressive driving, although only 218 were found to be a direct cause of angry drivers. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 66 percent of all annual traffic fatalities are caused by aggressive driving actions, such as passing on the right, running red lights and tailgating.

In addition to fatalities, there have been an estimated 20 million injuries; 12,610 caused by aggressive driving. These numbers show that there has been a 51 percent increase in aggressive driving incidents since 1990. Of these incidents, 37 percent involved the use of a firearm, 28 percent involved other weapons, and 35 percent involved the use of a car as a weapon. Related to this increase in aggressive driving incidents may be the fact that the number of drivers on the road is increasing; as of 1990, 91 percent of people drove to work.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were more than 6 million vehicle crashes in 2001. We have no way of knowing how many of those were a direct result of either road rage, or aggressive driving, but it is safe to assume that many of these could have been avoided. We can also assume that if people drove less aggressively, that a significant number of the more than 42,000 people who died in this country as a result of vehicle crashes (2001) would still be with us today.