The “Homogamy” of Road Rage Revisited

Roberts, Lynne D.; Indermaur, David

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“…Road rage can end in serious consequence such as injury and death, and victims can become economically burdened [1][2][3]. Psychiatric diseases have also been linked to episodes of road rage in victims and perpetrators [1,2].…”

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Road rage and road traffic accidents among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan

Shaikh¹,

Shaikh²,

Siddiqui³

2012

East Mediterr Health J

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Road rage and road traffic accidents increase the burden of morbidity and mortality in a population. A cross-sectional survey with convenience sampling was conducted among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan (n = 901) to record their behaviours/experiences regarding road rage and road traffic accidents. Respondents were asked about incidents of shouting/cursing/rude gestures or threats to physically hurt the person/vehicle, by others or themselves, in the previous 24 hours or 3 months, and their involvement in road traffic accidents in the previous 12 months. Auto-rickshaw drivers were significantly more likely to report various road rage experiences/ behaviours and involvement in accidents compared with bus and wagon drivers. A total of 112 respondents (12.4%) reported being involved in a road traffic accident in the previous 12 months but traffic police did not record the accident in 52.7% of cases. The results of this study underline the need to improve road safety in Pakistan. 1Independent Consultancy, Tunis, Tunisia (Correspondence to M.A. Shaikh: masoodali1@yahoo.com). RÉSUMÉ La rage au volant et les accidents de la circulation augmentent la charge de morbidité et la mortalité dans la population. Une enquête transversale fondée sur un échantillon de commodité a été menée auprès de conducteurs de véhicules utilitaires (n = 901) à Lahore (Pakistan) pour observer leurs comportements et leurs expériences concernant la rage au volant et les accidents de la circulation. Les participants à l'enquête ont été interrogés sur les incidents impliquant des agressions verbales, des jurons, des gestes insultants ou des menaces de violences physiques dirigées contre une personne et/ou un véhicule, par eux-mêmes ou par des tiers au cours des dernières 24 heures ou des trois derniers mois. L'enquête portait aussi sur leur implication dans des accidents de la circulation aus cours des douze derniers mois. Les conducteurs de rickshaw étaient davantage susceptibles de rapporter des expériences et/ou des comportements de rage au volant et des implications dans des accidents que les chauffeurs de bus ou de fourgons. Au total, 112 répondants (12,4 %) ont indiqué avoir été impliqués dans un accident de la circulation au cours des douze derniers mois, mais la police n'a pas enregistré l'accident dans 52,7 % des cas. Les résultats de l'étude soulignent la nécessité d'améliorer la sécurité routière au Pakistan.‫املتوسط‬ ‫لرشق‬ ‫الصحية‬ ‫املجلة‬ ‫عرش‬ ‫الثامن‬ ‫املجلد‬ ‫الرابع‬ ‫العدد‬ 403

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Road rage and road traffic accidents among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan

Shaikh¹,

Shaikh²,

Siddiqui³

2012

East Mediterr Health J

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“…Further, roadways, in contrast to many destinations (socially stratified consumption zones and workplaces), are places of radical social mixing. Such a finding cuts against theories of offender–victim homogamy (Roberts and Indermaur ). By contrast, it is the world of face‐to‐face social life that seems to involve intense identity challenges and a higher level of assortative pairing.…”

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“…; Smart et al. ; Roberts and Indermaur ). In effect, respondents are filling in forms or talking to interviewers about generalized abstractions or time‐distant events.…”

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“…Responding to this anxiety over decency and public safety, a well‐defined body of scholarly research has emerged on the topic of road rage and the related concept of “aggressive driving” (see Smart and Mann ; Burns and Katovich ; Roberts and Indermaur ). Although this scholarship often expresses some discomfort with the term “road rage,” which seems both imprecise in its scope (Smart and Mann ) and sensationalist in its tone (Burns and Katovich ; Glassner ), it nevertheless confirms that intentional or dangerous driver behaviors are experienced with reasonable frequency.…”

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From Road Rage to Everyday Automotive Incivility: A Routine Activities Approach to Low-Level Deviance

Smith

King

2013

The Sociological Quarterly

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Classic sociological theory emphasizing human ecology and the convergence of persons in time and space motivated the "routine activities" approach in criminological research. Empirical work in this tradition focuses on predatory offending, and it has rarely been considered as a theoretical basis for the study of more common, low-level (mostly nonviolent) deviance. Using commonplace "automotive incivility" as a test case, the present work draws on the routine activities approach in precisely this manner to answer recent theoretical calls for an empirical sociology of familiar encounters and situations. Using data from a nationally representative sample of Australians, this article looks at the time/space distribution, situational commonalities, and emotional consequences of vehicular incivilities. Risk factors consistent with the routine activities paradigm include everyday driving activity and microsituations involving mixed speeds, crowded conditions, and blocked flows. Results also suggest that automotive incivility is more likely than other types of incivility to incite feelings of fear and anger.

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“…Although mildly aggressive driver behaviors seem to be common, drivers who admit to behaving aggressively on the road also report being recipients of similar behaviors (Roberts & Indermaur, 2008). One theme that emerged from interviews with adult drivers is that 'driver aggression is an attempt to manage or modify the behaviors of other road users' (Lennon & Watson, 2011).…”

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What is stressful on the road? Analysis on aggression-inducing traffic situations through self-report

Lee

Bonfiglio

2013

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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An exploratory study was designed to understand how drivers perceive and interpret aggression and stress-inducing traffic situations. The goals of the study were to identify the most stressful situations to be used in a follow-on empirical study and to examine the relative rankings of stressful situations across demographic subgroups. Using a convenience sample, our findings support the results from previous studies that gender, history of driving, and driving experience play a significant role in perceiving and interpreting the intentions of others. Drivers who had prior violations and citations perceived others' behaviors more negatively. Males had more situations related to others' deliberate aggressive behaviors in their top 15 traffic situations, compared to females. Females had more environmental factors in their top 15 when compared to males. Continuing education and emphasis on improving the driving culture may be helpful in reducing the aggression toward others, especially when the communications between road users are primarily based on non-verbal observations.

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The “Homogamy” of Road Rage Revisited

Cited by 8 publications

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Road rage and road traffic accidents among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan

Road rage and road traffic accidents among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan

From Road Rage to Everyday Automotive Incivility: A Routine Activities Approach to Low-Level Deviance

What is stressful on the road? Analysis on aggression-inducing traffic situations through self-report

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