Violent Incidents On The Increase As Driver Stress Fuels Road Rage

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 Auto Liability

Punches thrown in the middle of a Houston intersection ... grown men and a woman brawling in front of stunned onlookers ... then one of the drivers purposely ramming his truck into the other car before speeding off. Road rage, it seems, is everywhere (and caught on video) as drivers use bats, fists, guns, even golf balls in street showdowns that can sometimes have tragic consequences. "I would hope he wasn’t doing it with the intention of killing someone, or paralyzing someone, but that’s what ended up happening," said Stevie Vanausdale. For Vanausdale, road rage wasn’t a video that went viral; it was a life sentence.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trying-to-put-the-brakes-on-road-rage/

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