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Road rage – media hype or serious road safety issue? (Drivers.com, USA)

An Australian road safety researcher examines the nature and extent of the behaviours labelled 'road rage' in the media.
http://www.drivers.com/article/165


Road rage (Australian Parliamentary Library)

A short report that covers the basics of road rage and suggests some remedies.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/1996-97/97rn25.htm


Keep your cool in the car (VicRoads, Australia)

Suggests ways of dealing with aggressive drivers.
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/8463FB5F-A6A6-4713-9EF4-4C886521DBEE/0/Keepyourcool.pdf


Preventing driving related violence (Crime Research Centre, University of Western Australia)

Discusses the variables that lead to aggression and violence on the roads and looks at areas where prevention efforts can be focused.
http://www.crc.law.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/50334/roadrage.pdf


Driver aggression: The role of personality, social characteristics, risk and motivation (Monash University Accident Research Centre, Australia)

Executive summary of a report that looks at the definition and measurement of aggression. The conclusions focus on strategies for coping with driver aggression. The full report can be found at www.general.monash.edu.au/muarc/rptsum/muarccr81.pdf.
http://www.monash.edu.au/muarc//reports/atsb081.html


Measuring road rage (Australian Institute of Criminology)

A conference paper summarising the factors that lead to road violence, including a number of graphs of road rage data.
http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/2005-abs/smith.pdf


Traffic calming: The reality of 'road rage' (Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, UK)

Describes the main findings of an analysis of 1996 newspaper reports on road rage.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/prgpdfs/brf1200.pdf


Road Ready (ACT Department of Urban Services, Australia)

Provides information and activities for new drivers and their teachers.
http://www.roadready.act.gov.au


Controlling road rage: A literature review and pilot study (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, USA)

A 1999 American survey into road rage and aggressive driving. Evaluates different methods that have been used to prevent road rage.
http://www.aaafoundation.org/resources/index.cfm?button=roadrage

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