Research in Philippines revealed that traveling while angry results in an increase in instances of deliberate aggressive conduct which can result in a lot more frequent accidents or even instances of road rage.
When it comes to sadness, French scientists found it is akin to a case of intellectual distraction, as the drivers spirals into rumination over the depressing concern and focuses less on their surroundings.
While it is not really realistic to only drive when perfectly calm, being cognisant of how you feel before you go over the trip would at least guard yourself through losing control as a result of provocation.
Circumstances also play a role. According to routine exercise theory proposed by American criminologists Marcus Felson and Lawrence E Cohen, crime occurs when there is a convergence of an inspired offender, an attractive target and the absence of able guardianship.
Let us look at the last factor first. In most of these cases, the rupture is over and any remedial action involving the authorities takes place after the incident. With chock-a-block traffic at the Causeway and Second Hyperlink, a “guardian” to enforce rules or even keep the peace are not able to simply materialise anytime they are needed.
Now add to this blend a “motivated offender”: The driver who has already been stuck in the quickly pull for hours, only for another driver to break out of the long line of patients to cut in forward.
Finally the “attractive target”. The particular offender feels this particular target deserves the particular reciprocal aggression and it is someone they can undertake. They could be enraged by another provocative actions, say an insult or a gesture pursuing the lane-cutting, that it causes fixation on the target.