Aggressive driving and road rage — Kentucky Permit Test

Aggressive driving happens when a person intentionally commits an act that endangers other people or property.

The word means something specific in Kentucky law rather than just impatience.

Aggressive driving occurs when an individual intentionally commits an action that endangers other persons or property.

Road rage is uncontrolled anger that results in violence or threatened violence on the roadway, and it is criminal behavior.

Aggressive driving is a traffic offense. Road rage is a crime, and the difference is the violence.

Road rage is uncontrolled anger that results in violence or threatened violence on the roadway.

Behaviors associated with aggressive driving include speeding, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, improper signaling and failing to obey traffic control devices.

The list is ordinary bad driving done on purpose, which is what makes it hard to spot in yourself.

Some behaviors typically associated with aggressive driving include speeding, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, improperly signaling, and failing to obey traffic control devices

A driver caught in a road-rage incident should not retaliate or argue, and should pull off the roadway in a well-lit public area and call for police assistance.

Answering back is what turns an incident into a fight. A lit parking lot and a phone call ends it.

For your safety you should safely pull off the roadway in a well-lit, public area and call for police assistance.

A driver who is angry or worried should give themselves time to cool off and stay off the road until the symptoms have passed.

The car is the worst place to work through an argument, and the state says so plainly.

If you are angry or worried, give yourself time to cool off.

Emotions increase risk by interfering with a driver's ability to think, creating a lack of attention and interrupting the processing of information.

Strong feeling uses up the attention a driver needs for the road, which is why it counts as a condition rather than a mood.

Emotions can increase your risk by interfering with your ability to think, creating a lack of attention, and interrupting your ability to process information.

Giving yourself extra time for a driving trip, by leaving a few minutes early, allows for delays and other unexpected problems.

Most aggressive driving starts with being late, and leaving early is the cheapest way to prevent it.

Give yourself extra time for your driving trip. Leave a few minutes early allowing extra time for delays or other unexpected problems.

How does Kentucky define aggressive driving?

Intentionally committing an act that endangers other persons or property. The word means something specific in Kentucky law rather than just impatience. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.24: “Aggressive driving occurs when an individual intentionally commits an action that endangers other persons or property.”