1 year ago
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DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department encourages drivers to, what is being referred to as, "Cage the (Road) Rage" in an effort to reduce recent incidents.
Since the start of the year, DPD has received 110 reports of road rage or aggressive driving.
"We haven't seen an increase in instances of road rage, but they are increasing in intensity and kind of aggression the behavior is escalating," DPD's Amanda Grodman said.
Between March 31 and April 14, five road rage incidents involving firearms were reported to Denver Police District One.
"One of the incidents a driver cut somebody off and then he yelled at him for cutting him off, and then the suspect pointed a gun at the victim and drove away," Grodman said.
Grodman said brandishing a weapon like that is considered felony menacing and is punishable by up to three years in prison.
To curb road rage incidents, police offer the following tips:
- Drive respectfully and calmly while following the rules of the road
- Use turn signals and allow vehicles to merge
- Acknowledge kind behaviors of other drivers ...
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