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Conquest Forums Junkie Location: Sydney/Wollongong Registered: October 2003	Driver aggression - interesting read! Wed, 11 February 2004 10:28 Click here for the full report Quote: The first definition of aggression in driving includes what would normally be classified as extreme behaviour. These are acts of murder, suicide and willful and malicious assaults (physical or psychological). The second definition encompasses the concept of risk taking. This driving behaviour is aggressive in appearance, but does not necessarily imply intent to cause harm, although it may subsequently put other road users at risk. The view is expressed that the road user's behaviour is seen as reflecting a balance between personal motives (for example, thrills, the desire for speed or position in the traffic stream) and the subjective risk of crash involvement. Central to this view is the argument that drivers in general do not perceive any risk of crash involvement. Another approach to the concept of subjective risk has different implications for driver risk taking. This is the concept of risk homeostasis which argues that road users always operate at the maximum level of risk that they are prepared to accept. This theory assumes that the driver is aware of and desires the level of risk he or she is taking. EDIT: I though the comments in bold are a pretty fair summation, the drivers who think nothing can go wrong vs those willing to take an active risk... [Updated on: Wed, 11 February 2004 11:02] [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Driver aggression - interesting read!	Conquest	Wed, 11 February 2004 10:28
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	clubagreenie	Wed, 11 February 2004 20:53
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	Zhyr	Wed, 11 February 2004 21:57
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	TurboRA28	Wed, 11 February 2004 23:36
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	Zhyr	Wed, 11 February 2004 23:56
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	Shraka	Thu, 12 February 2004 02:02
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	clubagreenie	Thu, 12 February 2004 04:21
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	rob_RA40	Thu, 12 February 2004 04:30
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	Conquest	Thu, 12 February 2004 04:55
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	John K	Thu, 12 February 2004 05:21
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	Shraka	Thu, 12 February 2004 06:30
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	ed_ma61	Thu, 12 February 2004 04:32
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	clubagreenie	Thu, 12 February 2004 04:39
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	coronamark2	Thu, 12 February 2004 05:33
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	Zhyr	Thu, 12 February 2004 06:08
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	SmellyTofu	Sun, 15 February 2004 03:52
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	Arch	Sun, 15 February 2004 07:20
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	DiZ_	Sun, 15 February 2004 07:41
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	Fiery isles	Mon, 16 February 2004 05:34
	Re: Driver aggression - interesting read!	Shraka	Mon, 16 February 2004 05:37

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