{"id":6013,"date":"2014-06-24T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagingms\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2023-12-21T11:16:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:16:26","slug":"distracted-driving-road-rage-texting-while-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/distracted-driving-road-rage-texting-while-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Distracted Driving: Road Rage &#038; Texting While Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Road Rage &amp; Texting While Driving Result in Distracted Driving<\/h2>\n<p>Texting while driving has become a rising concern across North America. The Province of Ontario in Canada has implemented increased fines, and in the USA President Barack Obama has signed an executive order formally forbidding federal workers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/distracted-driving-the-new-drinking-driving\/\">texting while driving<\/a> government vehicles. However, the road has been a dangerous place way before cell phones\/smart phones were introduced, and road rage is still a major ongoing issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s Causing Distracted Driving?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leasetrader.com\/\">Leasetrader.com<\/a> conducted a survey including over 3,000 American drivers in order to determine the most dangerous distractions during driving. 18.3% of men agreed that the most dangerous distraction today is road rage, followed by eating\/drinking (14.7%), checking out other drivers (10.9%) and other passenger conversations (9.5%). The women involved in the survey had different opinions. They ranked the primary distraction in driving to be kids in the car (26.3%), putting on makeup was the second highest ranked (16.6%), and navigation (9.5%), all above texting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What exactly is Road Rage?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is important to have a strong understanding of aggressive driving and road rage in order to execute fleet management policies focused on this topic. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaafoundation.org\/\">AAA Foundation<\/a> defines road rage as \u201cviolent anger caused by the frustration and stress involved in driving a motor vehicle \u2013 a motorist\u2019s uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist\u2019s irritating act is expressed in aggressive or violent behaviors with an intention to cause physical harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frequent characteristics of an aggressive driver include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High-risk drivers, more likely to speed, drink and drive, or drive without a seatbelt<\/li>\n<li>Drivers with high levels of frustration and low to no concern for others on the road<\/li>\n<li>Motorists who disobey red lights, run stop signs, tailgate, speed, weave in and out of traffic, honk their horns, make facial or hand gestures, make unsafe lane changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Causes Road Rage?<\/strong><br \/>\nAs a motorist, you may have driving habits that are linked to other motorists\u2019 aggressive driving. According to the 2014 Road Rage Report by NorthStar for Expedia, <em>texting<\/em> has surpassed <em>tailgating<\/em> in terms of behaviour that provoke the most anger in other drivers. Almost 7 of 10 American drivers surveyed agreed, \u2018The Texter\u2019 is viewed as the most aggravating driving behaviour, followed by \u2018The Tailgater\u2019 (60%), \u2018The Multi-Tasker\u2019 (54%), \u2018The Drifter\u2019 (43%) and \u2018The Crawler\u2019 (39%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Avoid Road Rage:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid communication with an aggressive driver<\/li>\n<li>Do not engage with an aggressively acting motorist; do not respond with further negative behavior which may escalate the situation<\/li>\n<li>Drive responsibly, steer clear of aggravating driving behaviour<\/li>\n<li>Follow traffic laws including <em>not texting while driving<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Report unsafe motorists to authorities when necessary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Along with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/what-is-fleet-safety-how-to-improve\/\">fleet safety policy<\/a>, GoFleet\u2019s sophisticated GPS fleet management system can help organizations develop company-wide management polices to enhance driver safety, improve driver behavior, and increase on-road productivity. GoFleet&#8217;s Geotab GO GPS tracking device offers reporting and driver notification on harsh braking, acceleration, and cornering, as well as if seatbelts are being worn and speeding above posted road speeds.<\/p>\n<p>We are not simply a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\">GPS fleet tracking<\/a> company, we offer a fleet management solution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/contact-us-gps-tracking-device\/\">Contact GoFleet<\/a> to learn more about how you can help your drivers avoid road rage, schedule an online demo, or get a copy of our fleet safety policy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original Article From Geotab:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.geotab.com\/blog\/distracted-drivers-road-rage-texting-driving\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Road Rage &amp; Texting While Driving Result in Distracted Driving Texting while driving has become a rising concern across North America. The Province of Ontario in Canada has implemented increased fines, and in the USA President Barack Obama has signed an executive order formally forbidding federal workers from texting while driving government vehicles. However, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-driver-performance-safety"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Distracted Driving: Road Rage &amp; Texting While Driving<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Texting while driving is unacceptable. The road was dangerous before cell phones were introduced; road rage is still a major issue. 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