While many different driver actions can lead to a crash, some drivers intentionally put others on the road at risk. Chasing after vehicles, running red lights, or forcing other drivers off the road are just a few ways aggressive driving causes millions of injuries and fatalities to safe drivers and their passengers. 
Rhode Island Laws Against Aggressive Driving
Aggressive driving is a form of reckless driving and causes over 20,000 deaths and 3 million injuries every year. Rhode Island is one of many states that specifically targets aggressive driving. Under state law, a person operating a motor vehicle can be classified as an aggressive driver if he engages in two or more of the following violations:
- Failure to obey traffic control devices
- Passing another vehicle on the right
- Failure to drive safely within a lane of traffic
- Following another vehicle too closely
- Failure to safely yield the right of way when required to by law
- Entering the roadway at high speed or without checking mirrors and blind spots
- Failure to signal intentions before turning, merging, or changing lanes
- Failure to follow all laws when driving near school buses
- Failure to adhere to laws regarding special stops, stop signs, and yield signs
- Driving on the shoulder or using the emergency break-down lane for travel