TORONTO, Ont. – A study on road rage conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health shows drivers who weave in and out of traffic and cut in front of cars drive people crazy more than any other driving behaviour.
The study shows driver aggression is a major safety concern, with estimates showing this behaviour is a factor in nearly half of all motor vehicle crashes.
Researchers for CAMH evaluated more than 5,000 entries posted on roadragers.com between 1999 and 2007.
Dr. Christine Wickens, the lead researcher, is advising drivers to work hard at keeping cool while behind the wheel, by reminding themselves to take a deep breath, stay calm and do whatever it takes to keep anger levels at bay.
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Amen to that!! I drive Hwy #10, 403, 407 & 410 everyday and the amount of drivers who are unaware of driving etiquette, such as ‘we drive on the right, pass on the left’ is UNBELIEVABLE!! Who is teaching people how to drive? And why are they not teaching these basic road rules?!
Although there are true idiots who will always egregiously speed and make dangerous weaves around traffic, most of these “lane weavers” do so because the vast majority of drivers have absolutely no clue how to drive on a freeway. KEEP RIGHT, unless you are passing. Yes, that means ALL THE WAY RIGHT. Get out of the left lane. Get out of the middle lane. Change lanes to pass, avoid emergency vehicles on the right shoulder, and let drivers entering the freeway merge. That is all. Drivers consistently ignore this rule of the road, but you practically never hear law-enforcement officials talk about it.