[Christien]

It seems that all this road rage is the inevitable outcome of ridiculously crowded freeways. The major highways around here were built decades ago and were designed to accomodate probably half the volume of the average daily rush hour. There was an article in the paper a few weeks ago which quoted a cop as saying the eastbound road (into Toronto) is among the lowest ticketed highways in the province - not because of a lack of offences, but it's too damn dangerous for the cops to pull people over. When it's moving, the regular rate is 130-140 km/h (about 85mph). But 6-10am and 3-7pm it's at a standstill.

And there's nothing being done about it - no plans to widen or add new roads, and no plans of any magnitude to improve public transit. I think this is the real root of the road rage issue, and really, who can blame people? When you spend 2-3 hrs/day in the car only getting to and from work, it's mind-numbingly frustrating.