<P> In New Zealand, Road Rage in itself is not an offence, but Drivers are usually charged with other offences committed during an act of road rage (usually assault or unlawful possession of an offensive weapon). Drivers have a legal duty to take reasonable care to avoid endangerment of human life when operating a vehicle (s 156 Crimes Act 1961); failure to discharge this duty, such as an act of aggressive driving, can give rise to liability in criminal nuisance (s 146 Crimes Act 1961). Ramming a vehicle constitutes intentional or reckless damage to property, a criminal offence, with a maximum penalty of 7 years imprisonment (s 269 Crimes Act 1961). New Zealand courts currently have no powers to disqualify drivers who physically assault another road user . </P> <P> Road rage is a criminal offence in Singapore . When found guilty, the offender may be jailed for up to two years and / or fined up to $5,000 for causing damage . </P> <P> In the UK, road rage can result in criminal penalties for assault or more serious offences against the person . The Public Order Act 1986 can also apply to road rage . Sections 4A and 5 of the 1986 Act prohibit public acts likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress . Section 4 also prohibits threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause a victim to believe that violence will be used against himself or another . </P> <P> In some jurisdictions, such as the Commonwealth of Virginia, it is easier to prosecute road rage as reckless driving instead of aggressive driving simply because the burden of proof does not require "intent" to successfully convict . </P>

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