A Caboolture nurse still recalls the moment she became a victim of road rage on the Bruce Highway, when the driver of a white Toyota began driving dangerously at her in what she described as a targeted attack. Dashcam footage captured the moment the car slammed into her vehicle.
The alleged attack lasted more than half an hour. A year later, Nurse Evans continues to deal with the aftermath.
“Out of nowhere the white Toyota came up beside me and, yeah, just road raging me, slamming into my side doors,” she recounted.
“Very terrifying, I still have dreams about it,” she said. “Mentally, it’s destroying me, because I can’t go to work … I’m still in a sling, my shoulder’s not healing.”
RACQ’s latest Safety Survey shows 86 percent of people think road rage is getting worse, according to RACQ head of public policy Dr Michael Kane.
“We’re clearly seeing it on our major motorways, and we often see it in high-speed environments,” Kane said. “7.6 percent of people admit to carrying a weapon in their car, and obviously that’s a concern.”
Recent incidents have included metal poles and beer bottles being thrown in anger, people being punched, and vehicles being used to damage other vehicles.
The survey revealed:
- Nearly 50 percent of road users have experienced tailgating
- 34.2 percent have experienced excessive honking
- 28.2 percent have experienced rude hand gestures
- 24.9 percent have been cut off only for that person to slow down
Published 28-October-2024
