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22 WheelsOfGrace.com Issue 38 INTRODUCTION ROAD RAGE "Just Ride Away" ROAD RAGE "Just Ride Away" By Susan Handel, Esq. INTRODUCTION Road rage is a major concern of the American public and a real threat to the safety of all road users. Any unsafe driving behavior performed deliberately and with ill inten on or disregard for the safety of others can cons tute road rage. This includes, but is not limited to, cu ng people off, impac ng a vehicle with another, running someone off the road, shoo ng or physically assaul ng other drivers and/or passengers. At the very least, road rage is unpleasant. At its worst, road rage is deadly. Road rage is different for motorcyclists. If you are the ins gator, you will be in plain view because you are not in a vehicle, which shields your iden ty. If you are the vic m, you don't have the air bags, the seatbelt or the outer shell of a vehicle to protect you from sustaining serious injuries in an accident. One of my recent cases is a good example of a motorcyclist who was both a vic m and a responder to road rage. One of the first things I did when I got this case was to turn the video over to the police and request that the aggressive driver be arrested and charged with attempted murder of the motorcyclists. John was exi ng a gas sta on with nine other motorcyclists. The group was trying to stay together and travel onto a nearby freeway. Suddenly, and without provoca on, a vehicle inten onally tried to separate the group of motorcyclists by driving towards the motorcyclists in a reckless manner. John traveled towards the vehicle on his motorcycle and "tapped" the vehicle driver's side mirror with the inten on of sending a message to the aggressive driver to "lay off." The driver of the vehicle then became enraged and chased John down with his vehicle, which struck John. John sustained serious injuries as a result of this accident. The driver sustained no injuries. Luckily, one of the motorcyclists had a camera on his helmet, which took video of the en re accident, including the aggressive driver chasing the motorcyclist down and striking him. One of the first things I did when I got this case was to turn the video over to the police and request that the aggressive driver be arrested and charged with a empted murder of the motorcyclists. Here, the aggressive driver used his vehicle as a deadly weapon and tried to cause great bodily harm or death to a group of motorcyclists without jus fica on. The driver of the vehicle claimed that "he was in fear for his life" because he believed the motorcyclists were ROAD RAGE "Just Ride Away" BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND