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WheelsOfGrace.com Volume 9 Issue 4 23 WAYS TO AVOID ROAD RAGE COMMON ACTIONS THAT RESULT IN ROAD RAGE • Giving another driver a one-fingered salute or some other obscene gesture • Figh ng over a parking space • Tailga ng • Stuck behind a slow driver • Honking excessively at another driver • Blinding another driver with high beams on a dark road WAYS TO AVOID ROAD RAGE Staying calm and being aware are the best ways to avoid road rage. Here are some addi onal ps that can help. trying to harm or kill him. The driver of the vehicle was completely dishonest about the circumstances of this accident to both the police and his insurance company. Ini ally, the insurance company for the driver disputed liability and would not accept responsibility for this accident. The insurance company changed their posi on and accepted liability once they received the video from my office. To be sure, the insurance company is quite concerned about this accident a er viewing the video, because they know there is direct evidence from the video that verifies their driver not only caused this accident, but can also be convicted of road rage. The criminal ma er is s ll pending, John's ac ons of "tapping" the driver's side mirror only escalated the aggressive behavior of the driver who ini ated the road rage because the driver then tried to chase John down and harm him. John should not have made any contact with the driver or the driver's vehicle a er the driver ini ally displayed aggressive, violent behavior. John should have taken down the license plate of the vehicle and called the police. However, the driver's inten onal acts of chasing John down and striking him with his vehicle were completely dispropor onate to John's act of "tapping" the driver's side mirror. John is s ll receiving medical care for the injuries he sustained in this accident and we are wishing him a speedy recovery and a return to this good health. COMMON ACTIONS THAT RESULT IN ROAD RAGE • Cu ng off another driver • Not allowing another driver to pass