The AXA advert at the moment shows people having road rage while they are walking around. The advert says something like 'you wouldn't behave this way on foot'. Which is right we wouldn't just randomly swear at someone just because they walked in front of us on the pavement. So why do we get road rage?
It's no lie that when we're in our cars every other driver is a worse driver than you are. If they make a mistake that effects you then it's your responsibility to let them know they did something wrong by honking your horn at them! But it's also true that most of us wouldn't behave that way if we were walking through town. I think it's because our cars act as a barrier between us and the other person, and it gives us dutch courage or makes us just plain rude. Also if you're stuck in a traffic jam and are late for something then it's the only way to let out your frustration.
However, there are instances where it has been taken too far, "a motorist shot and killed the driver of another car "because he was driving too slowly". A large crowd was blocking the parking lot exit of a nightclub. A driver who was growing impatient with waiting for an opening drove his car straight into the crowd, seriously injuring seven people." These are extreme situations where the people involved probably had some kind of anger management issues but I don't think they should be completely dismissed.
I think road rage belongs in Being Bad because it is something that most drivers have done at some degree but it is not something that we like to admit.
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