A video showing a driver allegedly exhibiting road rage in Trinidad and Tobago has been circulating on social media.
Commenting on the incident, psychiatrist Dr. Varma Deyalsingh referenced findings from a Gallup poll on anger, noting that pent-up frustration often manifests in other settings, including on the nation’s roads.
“Globally 23 percent of persons say that they get angry daily. That’s a lot of persons. So we have a world filled with persons and anger and it could come out in relationships, it could come out with desk rage, road rage, et cetra. So it’s a matter, it trickles down. So we have to know why persons are not being able to control themselves, and their are different reasons, you know.”
The psychiatrist offered advice to motorists who might find themselves in a situations similar to the incident displayed on the viral video.
“If a situation like that comes about you have to avoid eye contact. You have to now calm yourself because you may want to act back. You just have to don’t say anything. You just have to reverse, try and get out of there. If they even damage your car the insurance will pay for that. Just try and get out of there. Call the police see if you could basically get to a safe place. Don’t drive home.”
He added that individuals should drive to the nearest police station in order to get away from that individual while avoiding confrontation.