Originally Posted by
sauerwald
I don't think so - I can't ever recall being yelled at by a passenger in a cab, bus or a limo, which would be more or less the same thing. I think that the road range that we see comes from the fact that driving a motor vehicle is a stressful activity, and when someone under stress encounters an obstacle, they tend to react badly. As a passenger in an autonomously piloted vehicle, I believe that the stress levels will be much lower, and the likelihood of road rage will be much lower.
While I agree with you regarding the potential for lower stress in a driven vehicle vice being the driver... I have to chuckle at you never being harassed by passengers of a vehicle.
I once had several cups of beer thrown at me by passengers of a party bus that was leaving a local football game. I was only hit by some splashes of the beer, not directly... but certainly I was the "target" of several "passengers."
On the plus side, I have also been "catcalled" by female passengers in passing cars... of course this was many many years ago when I was young and "studly." (us "older gents" don't get "catcalled" much anymore... guess I should leave the beer belly off the handlebars... )