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"...the definitive book on the aggressive driving epidemic..." -- Palo Alto Daily News, November 4, 2000
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Do you want to keep your cool in the age of rage? Do you try to get where you're going in the shortest possible time? Do you cuss at or retaliate against "pushy" drivers? Do you ever feel like giving a tailgater a "brake job"? Do you regularly take risks and exceed speed limits?
"...the definitive book on the aggressive driving epidemic..." -- Palo Alto Daily News, November 4, 2000
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Do you want to keep your cool in the age of rage? Do you try to get where you're going in the shortest possible time? Do you cuss at or retaliate against "pushy" drivers? Do you ever feel like giving a tailgater a "brake job"? Do you regularly take risks and exceed speed limits?
Drivers inherit the seeds of aggressiveness and territoriality from parents and the media. Road Rage and Aggressive Driving examines the psycho-legal context of a growing social epidemic and provides instructions for putting the brakes on highway aggression by restoring civility and safety to our roads.
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In 1996 the American media began to write stories about violent highway incidents using warlike language that highlights a spirit of battle on the roads: It's high noon on the country's streets and highways. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aggressive driving laws, supportive driving, traffic emotions, against road rage, driver enforcement, supportive drivers, driving psychology, aggressive driving behavior, surf rage, rage tendency, lane hopping, dashboard dining, driving partner, aggressive drivers, speed enforcement, driving philosophy, driving personality, road ragers, highway community, driving attitudes, emotional territory, road rage incident, older drivers, furious driving, rage incidents Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Leon James, United States, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Motorists Association, Los Angeles, John Larson, Arnold Nerenberg, Department of Transportation, Deborah Tannen, San Francisco, Daniel Goleman, Driving Area, Educational Objectives, Federal Highway Administration, James Gleick, National Conference of State Legislatures, Paul Pearsall, Surface Transportation Subcommittee Hearing, The Pleasure Prescription New!
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In 1996 the American media began to write stories about violent highway incidents using warlike language that highlights a spirit of battle on the roads: It's high noon on the country's streets and highways. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aggressive driving laws, supportive driving, traffic emotions, against road rage, driver enforcement, supportive drivers, driving psychology, aggressive driving behavior, surf rage, rage tendency, lane hopping, dashboard dining, driving partner, aggressive drivers, speed enforcement, driving philosophy, driving personality, road ragers, highway community, driving attitudes, emotional territory, road rage incident, older drivers, furious driving, rage incidents Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Leon James, United States, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Motorists Association, Los Angeles, John Larson, Arnold Nerenberg, Department of Transportation, Deborah Tannen, San Francisco, Daniel Goleman, Driving Area, Educational Objectives, Federal Highway Administration, James Gleick, National Conference of State Legislatures, Paul Pearsall, Surface Transportation Subcommittee Hearing, The Pleasure Prescription New!
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- The Argument Culture by Deborah Tannen on page 29, page 44, and page 45
- Anger Kills: Seventeen Strategies for Controlling the Hostility That Can Harm Your Health by Redford Williams on page 45, and page 83
- Zen Driving by K.T. Berger on page 189
- Encyclopedia of Stress by F.J. McGuigan on page 270
- Driving Passion by Peter Marsh on page 269
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- 99 Jumpstarts to Research: Topic Guides for Finding Information on Current Issues by Peggy Whitley in Back Matter
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- Essential Criminology by Mark M Lanier in Back Matter
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