Click to play videoNew Delhi: Businessman Rajender Dhawan is fighting for his life in a Delhi hospital after five cab drivers beat him up over parking on Thursday.
Dhawan, 52, was beaten so badly that he suffered multiple skull injuries and memory loss. Just three days before, Jitendra Pawar, a 35-year-old property dealer, was beaten to death after his car brushed against a motorcyle.
Road rage can vary form honking to abuse to rash driving and as in these cases, brutal and fatal violence. Dr Sameer Malhotra, a psychiatrist at the
Fortis Hospital in Noida, says Delhi’s drivers have lost empathy and respect for authority.
"The growing traffic on the roads—the population; the rush to reach your office and not caring for others. The reasons for road rage are many,” he says.
Delhi has the highest number of road accidents among Metros. And Delhi Police is supposedly all too familiar with the typical Delhi driver who is most likely to blow his fuse
“Lack of education and difference in socio-economic groups leads to inability in conflict resolution,” says Deependra Pathak, Additional Commissioner of Police
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