Aggressive Driving Car Accidents

In a recent year, AAA reported that nearly 80% of motorists in the United States admitted that they have been angry with other drivers on the road. In some cases, they admitted that they have been angry with other drivers on the road. Drivers even admitted to the fact that the anger elevated to incidents of aggression or road rage while driving. While this behavior is three times more likely to occur in men than in women, such acts of aggression while driving creates real danger to all on the road at the time of the aggression.

Frequently associated with anger, aggressive driving puts the lives of other people in danger and can spark serious disagreements between drivers on the roadways. Strong emotions, unstable moods, impatience, and more can cause people to drive erratically and place many at risk. In Alabama, this behavior could be considered reckless driving under Alabama Code Ꞩ 32-5A-195. This code section states that anyone who "drives a vehicle carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard for the rights or safety of persons or property, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving." Anyone convicted of reckless driving is subject to a fine and/or jail time.

Alabama's roadways are dangerous enough without placing angry and aggressive drivers in the mix. Aggressive driving could easily be caused by long commutes, traffic congestion, driver mood disturbances, issues with other drivers, and more. Aggressive driving behaviors include: