SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois State Police is urging motorists to tamper down the road rage.
According to the ISP, there’s been an increase in road rage incidents on Chicagoland expressways that have escalated to gun violence.
The ISP says 35% of expressway shootings that they’ve responded to this year have been related to road rage.
That’s why it’s important not to engage or confront other drivers that are tailgating, speeding, cutting off vehicles and swerving, according to Illinois State Trooper Rodger Goines.
“The best action is to ignore the aggressive driver, drive to the nearest police station if possible, or pull over into a well-lit area and call 9-1-1 immediately,” Goines says.
ISP says getting ahead or getting even with another driver is not worth the risk of a crash or violence.
