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by pasiaj 1419 days ago
Road rage and horribly antisocial driving behaviour exists. I don't think it usually includes murderous intent, but intentionally dangerous behaviour is quite common.
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Yes, they exist, they're illegal, and the legal consequences don't actually stop them.

If the argument is that everyone would road rage and drive dangerously if there weren't legal consequences, I dispute that. Many people don't do it simply because they don't feel like doing it.

Maybe not everyone. But probably sizable proportion of road users would. And I think that is the point. Punishment is effective tool for stopping at least sizable fraction of them.
I am someone who used to ride bike for transportation a lot. It was nit that bad. It may be cultural, but people were not horribly antisocial.