Pull over or drive to a busier road: If someone is driving dangerously, it's probably safer to pull over.īut if you do pull over, don't get out of your car and engage with the road rager. Take down the registration details: "Getting the registration details is very important," he says.Ģ. Snr Sgt Clarke also explains how you should go about reporting a road rage incident:ġ. Simple intimidation isn't classified as road rage, but overt threats such as what happened to Helen is. "There is also a situation where reckless driving could be involved." He explains that the law classifies road rage as an incident where an assault has happened or damage is done to the vehicle or property. it's amazing how they change when they've got two police officers talking to them." "Once the police become involved, many of these people that are full of bravado and carry on. Snr Sgt Clarke says that Helen's fears are commonplace and rarely do those fears become reality. "We've got to stand up as a community and deal with these louts and in many cases cowards and bullies," he says. "We can't allow these people to get away with it. "I've been told that this gentleman has been reported twice and that if I'd like to lodge a complaint that we could take it to court."īut Helen fears that by taking it to court she would disclose personal details and she may suffer some retribution.īut Senior Sargeant Ian Clarke from WA Police's Traffic Enforcement group thinks Helen and those in similar situations should take the extra step and report it. Helen says that the registration details of this man's car had changed in between the two incidents. "The person was making hand gestures like a gun to his head at me in the rear vision mirror when I was looking at him." "I was so distressed that I pulled over and rang the police. "I experienced road rage not once but twice with the same person trying to run us off the road. Talkback caller Helen yesterday described her experience of road rage.
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