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On Road Rage, Driving and Killing Chicken


“We are shrinking mindlessly into a culture of violence with no respect for the sanctity of life, where people are killed like chickens…”This was VACC founding chairman Dante Jimenez said in reaction to the incident where a certain lawyer allegedly shot 2 people at the height of an argument following a traffic accident involving their vehicles at the corner of Shaw Boulevard and Endriga street in Barangay San Antonio, Mandaluyong City.

This news reminds me of a similar incident where a relative of mine was shot dead due to a scuffle in parking. It makes us really wonder how a driver can become so enraged on the road, enough to kill someone!

I would admit that I love my car, I mean I value it as a property. I clean it often and have it fixed even for the slightest problem. On the road, I am so careful not to have it scratched or hit by anything that would leave a dent on it. Now I am thinking.Could this kind of 'attachment' to a car be the root of this so called 'road rage'? I can't tell but I hope not.

If only all drivers get to read, know and practice the right driving rules, I guess there would be no more senseless 'killing of chickens' on the road.
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