Computer Drivers

Solve your device driver problems with DriverAgent. More info?

Automobile Driving

Home » Driver Behavior » Aggressive Driving »

Topics related to Aggressive Driving:

Aggressive Driving - Featured articles:

What is tailgating?

Tailgating is not just a safety problem, It’s also a social problem. We human drivers are very social critters, and along with that goes a territorial element of our makeup that makes us respond to space around us in ways that vary from individual to individual and from culture to culture. More »

Hawaii's courteous driving jamming traffic?

There's an interesting debate about courtesy and aggression amongst Hawaii's ultra-polite drivers, but maybe they misunderstand what courtesy means. More »

Running red lights becoming epidemic

The leading excuse cited by the red light runners is "being in a hurry!" But each year crashes caused by driving through red lights result in nearly 1,000 fatalities and 90,000 injuries in the U.S. And it's getting worse. More »

Maybe road rage isn't anti social

Studies of road rage all share the same academically fatal flaw of starting with a foregone conclusion, says writer David Dehaas, and they confuse aggressive driving with road rage. More »

Left lane driving: two wrongs don't make a right

Drivers who plod along in the left lane on North American highways cause just as much consternation as those who race up behind the plodders. More »

List all 15 articles found in Aggressive Driving

Aggressive Driving - Other links:

A preliminary heuristic model of aggressive behaviour in drivers

This paper presents a taxonomy of aggressive driving to aid understanding and categorize a wide range of aggressive driving behaviours. (Abstract, and links to full paper in 3 formats.)

A review of the literature on aggressive driving research

Scholarly article reviews the scant previous research, and proposes a more precise definition of aggressive driving. (Abstract, and links to full paper in 3 formats.)

Aggressive driving is emotionally impaired driving

This scholarly article discusses historical and cultural aspects of aggressive driving, and considers issues of language, emotion, cognition, and sensorimotor actions. (Abstract, and link to full paper in 3 formats.)

Aggressive driving: three studies

Three academic, but very readable articles on one page, sponsored by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in the USA.

An educational programme for aggressive drivers

This article provides an overview of the Belgian Road Safety Institute's alternative legal penalty program for aggressive drivers, and includes a brief discussion of the results to date. (Abstract, and links to full paper in 3 formats.)

Delaware's aggressive driving plans

Page outlines some of the efforts made in this U.S. state to curb aggressive driving.

Driving personality test

Test yourself to see how aggressive you are as a driver. A non-scientific test.

Global web conference on aggressive driving

Seven papers on aggressive driving are available here; all were part of the first Global Web Conference on Aggressive Driving Issues, held in the fall of 2000.

Highway Code and aggressive violations in UK drivers

This 2000 paper summarizes some recent U.K. research on aggressive driving and presents findings from a new study. Abstract, and links to full paper in 3 formats.)

Observed aggressive driving

PDF format scholarly article is titled: "Spatial and temporal analyses of the variations in aggressive driving and road rage behaviors observed and reported on San Diego freeways."

Programs to combat aggressive driving

list of programs throughout the U.S. (from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

Research and reports on aggressive driving

U.S.-based organization, Partnership for Safe Driving, creates television, radio, and print campaigns that discourage all forms of dangerous driving. Has a Library of over 25 reports on aggressive driving.