Feb 23, 2022 10:05 PM
https://www.healthdigest.com/777454/rese...n-drivers/
INTRO: Road rage incidents and road rage-related shootings have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 2021 report from Everytown for Gun Safety. In 2021, the monthly average number of people shot or killed in road rage incidents nearly doubled from the previous year, going from 22 to 42 injuries and deaths per month.
While further research is still needed, experts believe that lax gun laws and the stress of the pandemic may to be blame for this sharp surge in road rage incidents and gun violence. In fact, the report found that there are many possible factors causing an increase in road violence, including a rise in gun sales and a lack of access to jobs, housing, and other basic necessities (via Everytown for Gun Safety).
"People are under pressure. They are under stress and angry already about a lot of things. And driving is a perfectly designed situation to cause anger," Ryan Martin, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay who researches anger, road rage, and aggressive driving, told the Los Angeles Times. "People are heading someplace. It's easy to feel like their goals are being blocked. It's high stress and anxiety provoking." (MORE - details)
INTRO: Road rage incidents and road rage-related shootings have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 2021 report from Everytown for Gun Safety. In 2021, the monthly average number of people shot or killed in road rage incidents nearly doubled from the previous year, going from 22 to 42 injuries and deaths per month.
While further research is still needed, experts believe that lax gun laws and the stress of the pandemic may to be blame for this sharp surge in road rage incidents and gun violence. In fact, the report found that there are many possible factors causing an increase in road violence, including a rise in gun sales and a lack of access to jobs, housing, and other basic necessities (via Everytown for Gun Safety).
"People are under pressure. They are under stress and angry already about a lot of things. And driving is a perfectly designed situation to cause anger," Ryan Martin, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay who researches anger, road rage, and aggressive driving, told the Los Angeles Times. "People are heading someplace. It's easy to feel like their goals are being blocked. It's high stress and anxiety provoking." (MORE - details)
