Article on road rage 100 to 120 words
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A recent survey found that nine out of ten drivers admit to having felt intense anger towards other drivers at some time. "Road rage" seems to be on the rise, and several explanation to this have been presented. First, there are more cars today competing for road space. People also are far more subject to constraints. A person who must meet a time deadline, but is caught in a tangle of traffic, may feel increasingly frustrated. Soon this stress may result in an outburst of road rage ranging anywhere from pounding on the car horn, to getting out of the car and attacking another driver.
Of the three major responses to stress which have evolved-fight, flight or freeze- only one is available to the driver who is suddenly caught behind a dawdler in the fast lane. The car itself prohibits the driver from fleeing the situation or freezing in one place. The only stress response left is fight.
Another explanation may be that people are not so courteous as they used to. A person who is worried about getting to work on time, having a report ready for the afternoon mail, and running in the boss while coming to the office late may forget how to be polite. Hence other drivers become the enemy and the car, a weapon.