What is the psychology behind road rage incidents

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Basically the above; what drives people to behave in a way that is sometimes outright murderous? Who are offenders and do they have certain traits in common?

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In a lot of ways, driving is a constantly high stress activity. You’re moving at high speeds, you’re interacting with the decisions of a bunch of other people that you don’t know and can’t always predict, the consequences of failure can be pretty extreme, there’s a steady stream of information that you have to process and react to. It can just be mentally draining, and many people just get irritable when they get tired.

Add to that the fact that often times people who are driving are in a hurry to get wherever they’re going, and dealing with traffic that slows them down can be very aggravating.

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