Road Rage: The Latest Nuisance in the City
- Vishesh Monga
- Sep 6, 2015
- 2 min read
It is a very unfortunate that road rage has risen in the capital to such an extent that roads are no longer safe to travel by even private vehicles. There’s not only a possibility of vehicle damages, but becoming the victim of someone else’s temper.
The volume of traffic in Delhi NCR has increased tremendously. As a consequence this has led to increased and unavoidable traffic jams, especially during peak hours. Thus, some people tend to lose their patience and indulge in lane changing, zig-zag driving and signal crossing in order to save merely a few minutes of their time. The problem adds up when nobody accepts mistake and the argument heats up leading to acts of violence, which get quite severe at times.
Anger is a psychological phenomenon that can be defined as a sudden outburst of emotions. This stimulates a rush of hormones and when negative thoughts pertain in minds; this rush takes the form of violence. Perhaps some people value their vehicles more than someone’s life. There are also many reckless drivers on the city roads. Perhaps this is due to improper assessment on Driver’s test by the RTO’s, even untrained people get a driving license and indulge in crashes.
It is very strange that people don’t realise that hurting someone won’t be of any help to damages incurred to their vehicle, irrespective of who has made the mistake. No one crashes into another vehicle purposely since it leads to collateral damages. It is impossible to consider that showing violence teaches a ‘lesson’ to the other person. It instead creates fear and leads to loss of control while driving in future. It can also cause psychological problems to the victim.
It is true that cars are expensive and need to be cared for. However, people in the city at times value their cars more than even simple civic behaviour. Moreover, even weapons like hockey sticks are found in cars nowadays!
Conclusively, as dutiful citizens of the country we ought to not take law and order in our hands by showing aggression on roads. One must realise that sitting behind a steering wheel is a privilege and we must be responsible for our actions on the road.