Cloudy Days May Increase 'Road Rage' Behavior

While kid Inflatable Games cloudy days have been known to bring on an occasional bout of the blues in some, new study findings suggest that sunless days may actually play a role in "road rage"--the highway phenomenon of aggressive driving marked by verbal or physical abuse.

In the new study, college students experienced more symptoms of anxiety and irritability on a cloudy day compared with on a sunny day. Additionally, students were more likely to report observing aggressive driving, engaging in aggressive driving themselves, or having more feelings of anger and hostility on cloudy days than on sunny days.

Lead investigator, Dr. Mark Wagner, an associate professor of psychology at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York, presented the findings last month at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society in New Orleans.

"I think that when a person is on the road, in a crowded urban area in particular, many things can cause them to feel stress (because there is the) constant threat from other drivers," Wagner explained.

"Weather sale Inflatable Tunnel doesn't really cause (a person) to have road rage, but it can be a 'last straw' when other things have already caused them to feel irritable," he added.

People may want to pay more attention to keep their own emotions in check, especially on cloudier days, and they should "watch out" for road rage from other people when the weather isn't sunny, Wagner said.