Aggressive Driving Accidents

Arizona Personal Injury Lawyers for Aggressive Driving Car Accidents

Aggressive driving or “road rage” are terms used to describe a variety of dangerous driving behaviors. Aggressive drivers make the road dangerous for themselves and others and often cause serious collisions. That is why Arizona is one of eleven states that have passed a law specifically regarding aggressive driving.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines aggressive driving as “the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property”. In a NHTSA survey, about 30 percent of respondents said they felt their safety was threatened by aggressive driving in the last month, while 67 percent felt this threat during the last year.

If you believe you were injured by an aggressive driver, contact Solomon and Relihan. We are Phoenix injury attorneys with more than 30 years experience helping accident victims in Maricopa County and throughout Arizona.

Signs of Aggressive Driving

Arizona’s aggressive driving law defines aggressive driving as driving that is an immediate hazard to another person or vehicle and involves speeding plus at least two of the following behaviors:

  • Failure to obey a traffic control device (including driving through the “gore area” — the space between a roadway and an entrance or exit ramp that is marked by two wide solid white lines)
  • Passing on the right on the shoulder or outside of the regular lanes of traffic
  • Unsafe lane change
  • Following too closely (tailgating)
  • Failure to yield right of way

Aggressive driving is a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to six months and suspension of the offender’s driver’s license.

Causes of Aggressive Driving Accidents

Aggressive driving may play a role in an accident even if no one is cited for it. That is why Solomon and Relihan begins every case with a thorough investigation of the facts and law involved to determine all possible causes of the accident and the injuries you suffer.

Contact Solomon & Relihan, Arizona Auto Accident Attorneys

If you think that aggressive driving may have caused or contributed to your injuries, you should talk with an experienced attorney. For a free initial consultation with a lawyer about your car accident, contact our Phoenix law firm by e-mail or by telephone. For your convenience, home and hospital visits are available upon request.