Aggressive driving is defined by the

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as the behaviour of an individual who "commits a combination of moving traffic offences so as to endanger other persons or property."

Definitions

In the UK, Road Drivers offers a basic definition of aggressive driving: There are other alternative definitions:

Behaviours associated

By definition, aggressive driving is 'committing unprovoked attacks on other drivers', attacks such as not yielding to vehicles wishing to pass. The U.S.

(NHTSA) has implemented the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which identifies actions that would fall under the category of aggressive driving, including: * Following improperly /

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* Improper or erratic lane changing * Illegal driving on a road shoulder, in a ditch, or on a

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or median * Passing where prohibited * Operating the vehicle in an erratic, reckless, careless, or negligent manner or suddenly changing speeds without changing lanes * Failure to yield

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* Failure to obey

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s, traffic control devices, or traffic officers, failure to observe safety zone traffic laws * Failure to observe warnings or instructions on vehicle displaying them * Failure to signal * Driving too fast for conditions *

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* Making an improper turn * Close following and sudden braking.

Effects

According to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, aggressive driving played a role in 56% of fatal crashes between 2003 and 2007, most of which were attributed to excessive speed. Aggressive driving also negatively impacts the environment as it burns 37% more fuel and produces more toxic fumes. Aggressive driving (abrupt acceleration and frequent slamming on of the brakes) also emits more CO₂ than a calmer approach. Calm driving would save nearly half a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050 in China alone.doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02341-x

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