road rage

             Road rage is apparently a major problem in America. I didn't realize quite the extend of this problem until I started researching for this report. About 1,800 incidents of road rage on America's streets were reported in 1996. And these are simply the reported incidents. Many more certainly go unnoticed in the great expanse of streets out there. This is a far more serious situation than I previously thought. Many "experts" are already trying to find the source of this problem. Many specialists contribute this problem to nationwide social problems. They say that hard times are causing our roadway outbursts. Sometimes small troubles in the economy can frustrate many enough to take out their anger on other motorists. Some people simply jump off a building to avoid going broke. At least then they are only hurting themselves. Others attribute the rash behavior to social decline in our nation. People these days have less respect for others and are not taught enough !
             manners, they say. Even if our country has lost some moral standards, it is not enough a precedent for this to be happening. Stress is always considered a cause no matter what "expert" is asked. Our country has too much stress right now. Everything is too fast paced and hectic. More and more students are committing suicide to end their stressful lives. Stress has been accumulating far too much in recent years. Road rage incidents have raised an average of seven percent a year since 1990. If stress is the cause of so many of these hurtful occurrences, which it is, then we must eliminate some stress...*cough*...less homework...*sigh*. It's all unhealthy.
             I, even at such a young age, have already witnessed road rage. Luckily it did not happen to me, I was just a bystander. I was in St. Louis near Fitz's bottling shop. I noticed one car stop and slow down right in front of another, forcing it to stop. Both drivers got out and started arguin
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