Cop brothers hope book will help community
By Kim Santos, STAFF WRITER

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ROAD RAGE…

We’ve all done it. Someone cuts you off, takes your parking spot, or tailgates you. Sometimes it’s a simple four-letter word out of your mouth, or maybe even a nasty hand gesture. Maybe just a dirty stare. But it’s all part of road rage, a growing trend of violence on the roadway. I found an article in an old Motor Trend magazine written by Cathy Nikkel. I’d like to share the article with all of you to try to avoid what is now common day violence:

Aggressive drivers who morph into berserkers under traffic stress are multiplying by seven percent a year, according to a study requested by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The study analyzed 10,000 police reports and newspaper stories about traffic incidents that led to violence and concluded that, while many of these enraged road warriors are young men with criminal records, a good portion are just average citizens who explode under stress.

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