Road-rage—It makes you mad
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laml sually described as a i calm, cool and collected sort of chap, there is nothing guaranteed to ruffle the Hawk's feathers more than hearing tales of socalled road-rage. It seems this nineties phenomenon has made its way to the Emerald Isle. A recent survey reveals that 75% of Irish motorists have found themselves on the receiving end of road-rage over the past year. Most of the incidents occurred in the bumper-tobumper environs of Dublin and ranged from aggressive blowing of horns and flashing of lights to pounding of fists on cmroofs and, in a few instances, pounding of fists on persons. Dr Ray Fuller of Trinity College Dublin says society is becoming more tolerant of violence and that drivers should learn manners and not respond to bad drivers in an aggressive manner. We should listen to the good doctor. A cheery wave always elicits a better response from yours truly than a fist shaken in my general direction.