According to a study conducted by a Temple University professor, persons who exhibit aggressive driving practices have specific personality and psychological traits. Persons, who identify strongly with their cars and think of their vehicles as an extension of their own self-identity, are more prone to aggressive driving.

The researchers conducted a study to try to understand the mind of an aggressive driver. They based their findings on two studies that were conducted in Israel. In the first study, researchers collected data from 134 surveys, and in the second study, they introduced certain factors like risk attraction, into this data.

The researchers found some intriguing results:

• Persons, who identified strongly with their cars, were much more likely to be territorial and aggressive while driving.
• Drivers with compulsive tendencies, or those who faced severe time pressures, may also be more susceptible to aggressive driving.
• Further, aggressive drivers often tend to be young drivers, who do not yet have a fully developed self-identity, and could be trying to compensate. Additionally, young people tend to be overconfident, which can lead to aggressiveness and rashness while driving.

Aggressive driving can mean a variety of different behaviors to a San Francisco car accident lawyer, from speeding and ignoring traffic laws to tailgating and changing lanes frequently. In short, these are driving practices that are insensitive to the safety of other drivers, and significantly increase the risk of an accident. Aggressive driving as a factor in auto accidents is much more common than we know. In fact, these practices are linked to two thirds of all fatal accidents, and more than one third of all accidents that end injuries.

However, until now little research has been done into what drives motorists to such driving practices. In fact, this is believed to be the first study to delve into the psyche of an aggressive motorist.

According to a study conducted by a Temple University professor, persons who exhibit aggressive driving practices have specific personality and psychological traits. Persons, who identify strongly with their cars and think of their vehicles as an extension of their own self-identity, are more prone to aggressive driving.

The researchers conducted a study to try to understand the mind of an aggressive driver. They based their findings on two studies that were conducted in Israel. In the first study, researchers collected data from 134 surveys, and in the second study, they introduced certain factors like risk attraction, into this data.

The researchers found some intriguing results:

• Persons, who identified strongly with their cars, were much more likely to be territorial and aggressive while driving.
• Drivers with compulsive tendencies, or those who faced severe time pressures, may also be more susceptible to aggressive driving.
• Further, aggressive drivers often tend to be young drivers, who do not yet have a fully developed self-identity, and could be trying to compensate. Additionally, young people tend to be overconfident, which can lead to aggressiveness and rashness while driving.

Aggressive driving can mean a variety of different behaviors to a San Francisco car accident lawyer, from speeding and ignoring traffic laws to tailgating and changing lanes frequently. In short, these are driving practices that are insensitive to the safety of other drivers, and significantly increase the risk of an accident. Aggressive driving as a factor in auto accidents is much more common than we know. In fact, these practices are linked to two thirds of all fatal accidents, and more than one third of all accidents that end injuries.

However, until now little research has been done into what drives motorists to such driving practices. In fact, this is believed to be the first study to delve into the psyche of an aggressive motorist.