{"id":4240,"date":"2010-11-11T10:50:43","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T09:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=4240"},"modified":"2010-11-11T17:14:34","modified_gmt":"2010-11-11T16:14:34","slug":"road-rage-leads-to-road-traffic-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/11\/11\/road-rage-leads-to-road-traffic-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Rage Leads To Road Traffic Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4264\" title=\"road-rage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/road-rage-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>For most of us, our cars are our pride and joy, and we couldn\u2019t imagine life without them. We go everywhere in them, whether it is to drive to work in a morning, or for days out at the weekend. However, there\u2019s <strong>something about the vehicle we love that causes us to hate everyone else on the roads<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When we\u2019re driving, if the car in front or behind does the slightest thing wrong, we can become <strong>extremely annoyed<\/strong>. A lot of us use our horn to let them know they\u2019ve annoyed us; others may use the occasional hand gesture. Either way if they do something wrong we don\u2019t hesitate in letting them know.<\/p>\n<p>We seem to dehumanise the person that we\u2019re screaming at. If we saw them at work or in the street we wouldn\u2019t start screaming at them, so why do it on the road? When people are in their cars they can become extremely annoyed or angry, and this sometimes is the cause of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/road_traffic_accidents.php\">road traffic accidents<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When people become angry it is a known fact that they do things they wouldn\u2019t normally do if in the right frame of mind; this can be extremely dangerous on the road. For example, some drivers get annoyed at the slower drivers and violently overtake them; some do this on small country roads or on bends. When doing this <strong>accidents are extremely likely<\/strong> because it\u2019s impossible to see clearly what\u2019s coming towards you on the other side.<\/p>\n<p>When we\u2019re out on the roads we have an obligation to show a duty of care towards other road users. This means making them aware of what we intend to do next, and not doing anything to put either of us at the risk of a road traffic accident.<\/p>\n<p>The Highway Code was created to show drivers and other road users what is expected of them when using the roads. All road users should be aware of this guide and <strong>abide<\/strong> by it when using the road.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on road traffic accidents, or if you have been involved in one, then contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">Injury Lawyers<\/a>\u00a0for free and helpful legal advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For most of us, our cars are our pride and joy, and we couldn\u2019t imagine life without them. We go everywhere in them, whether it is to drive to work in a morning, or for days out at the weekend. 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