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Aggressive Driving Does Increase around the Winter Holidays
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WILL YOU BE "A NAUGHTY DRIVER"--OR "A NICE DRIVER"--THIS HOLIDAY-SEASON? A NEW SURVEY REVEALS AN UPTICK IN AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, AROUND THE WINTER-HOLIDAYS--WHICH ISN'T SURPRISING, GIVEN INCREASED TRAFFIC AND STRESS. ACCORDING TO "STATE FARM", AGGRESSIVE DRIVING CAN INCLUDE SPEEDING, TAILGATING, AND IMPROPER LANE-CHANGING OR PASSING. A MAJORITY OF THE SURVEY'S RESPONDENTS SAID THAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED AN ACT OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVING SIX TIMES--OR MORE--IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. ALMOST HALF ADMITTED TO DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY. AND, A THIRD SAID THAT THEIR LIKELIHOOD TO ENGAGE IN AGGRESSIVE DRIVING INCREASES DURING THE WINTER-HOLIDAYS. HOW CAN DRIVERS "BE NICER" ON THE ROAD? FIRST, OBEY TRAFFIC-LAWS: RUNNING TRAFFIC-SIGNALS AND SPEEDING ACCOUNT FOR ONE-THIRD OF ALL FATAL CAR-CRASHES IN AMERICA. SECOND, CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS: REMEMBER, IT'S NOT A RACE--AND IT'S NOT PERSONAL. GIVE OTHER DRIVERS SPACE--AND THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. FOR MORE ON THE SURVEY--AND SAFE-DRIVING TIPS--VISIT "STATE-FARM"-DOT-COM.
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