How to Deal with Road Rage Situations

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Shaun Appler. I am an investigator with the Wrightsville Police Department and on behalf of Expert Village, I am here to talk to you about how to deal with an aggressive driver. Keep in mind, like I said a person, the person who is an aggressive driver for various reasons. It could be that they are late or whatever. They are probably on the verge if they are not already in the syndrome, they are probably very close to road rage. The more obstacles they have the more stress that gets exerted on them and the more they react to it. Once they get in a road rage situation, they are not thinking. They've got tunnel vision, they are not thinking about people, they are not thinking about property and they are not thinking about pedestrians. They are thinking about only where they need to be or what they need to do. It is a very dangerous situation. So it goes back to don't bait them, don't create anymore obstacles for them, get out of their way. You don't want any road rage situations, so avoid the aggressive driver if you can. "