2025 Volume 24 Issue 1 Pages 31-36
We conducted laboratory and field experiments to evaluate the road rage prevention effectiveness of using a “You are being recorded” sticker on a private passenger vehicle. For our first laboratory experiment, 30 college students viewed photographs of three types and rated the depicted vehicle’s likelihood of being a victim of road rage. Results indicated that cars with a “You are being recorded” sticker were regarded as less likely to be victims of road rage than cars with no sticker or cars with an “After you” sticker. Then for a field experiment, we asked 10 college students to use the stickers on their own private vehicles to assess their effectiveness at preventing road rage. Results suggest that cars with a “You are being recorded” sticker, compared to cars without stickers, have some effect on the distance of following vehicles and on feelings of safety while driving.
