Forbes Advisor: Top states for road rage in 2023

The hustle and bustle of modern society appears to be sparking an increase in road-rage incidents nationwide, according to recent reporting from Forbes Advisor. Consider Colorado, where 252 people were injured in aggressive driving crashes in 2016 but that number swelled to 399 in 2021, according to the state's Department of Transportation. Road-rage related shootings also are becoming more frequent. Forbes Advisor noted a recent uptick in violent driver confrontations and added that the top reasons drivers lose their heads include heavy traffic, already feeling stressed or angry, running late and feeling tired. Most car crashes are caused by some manner of human error, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says. Drivers who indulge in road rage also tend to engage in the behavior because they feel anonymous inside their vehicles. The slideshow above illustrates the top 10 states for violent driving confrontations in 2023, according to Forbes Advisor. The publication interviewed 10,000 drivers and compared the results across all 50 states. The Dolman Law Group points out that although the terms "aggressive driving" and "road rage" are often used interchangeably, legally they are distinct concepts. "Road rage involves purposefully harmful driver behaviors," Attorney Matthew Dolman wrote in a recent blog post. "It occurs when a driver operates a vehicle in a manner intended to intimidate, threaten or injure someone else on the road." See also:

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