The petition
To our respected lawmakers:
Please make changes in the penalties for aggressive driving by those who would willfully endanger other motorists, and when evidence that multiple infractions are involved with multiple vehicles that the penalties increase to meet the severity of the crime. That extreme aggressive driving at any level could produce a felony charges if warranted, and that multiple charges could bring multiple felony charges. That video recording of the aggressive driving infractions could be used as a qualifier for felony charges, so that the charges reflect the seriousness of the aggressive drives dangerous behavior.
The ten year old statistics below at the rate of fatality then would have led to over three hundred thousand deaths ten years later, and it is not acceptable that our laws do not reflect the seriousness of this kind of driving behavior. Our roads are becoming more over crowded every year with ever increasing hostilities from motorists, and our citizens need to be protected from aggressive drivers.
Thank You,
Michael Tiffany
Association Against Aggressive Driving.
http://www.freewebs.com/associ...
Definitions:
There is a difference between aggressive driving and road rage.
Aggressive driving pertains to traffic offenses such as speeding, unsafe lane changes, following too closely, failing to signal, and other negligent actions.
Road rage are the actions taken by an angry driver when they are upset by other drivers on the road.
Common traits of aggressive drivers who often suffer from road rage include tailgating, making rude gestures, passing on the shoulder, pulling into a parking space someone else was waiting for, flashing high beams at the person in front of you, honking the horn, speeding, and driving through yellow lights that are turning red
http://www.caraccidentattorney...
More than 41,000 died in traffic accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The government agency says that two-thirds of those deaths were the result of road rage. July 18, 1997 Web posted at: 9:57 a.m. EDT (1357 GMT)
http://www.cnn.com/US/9707/18/...
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