Vehicle territory

People driving a car may react to a territorial invasion in a completely different way than in normal circumstances.
The car immediately expands the personal space of a person. In some cases, personal space is increased 10 times. The driver considers the personal space to be 8-10 meters in front of and behind the car. When someone is in front of him, even at a completely safe distance, a dramatic psychological change takes place with the driver. He starts to get angry and may even attack another car. This condition is called "road rage." Compare the behavior of the driver on the road with the behavior of the same person in the elevator, when someone invades his personal space. In the elevator, the person is likely to apologize and allow others to get out earlier than him. On the road, the driver is not so peaceful at all.

In the car, many people consider themselves invisible. That is why they can perform intimate actions in front of others.

For some people, the car is a protective cocoon in which you can hide from the outside world. Even if the car slowly creeps along the curb, almost in the gutter, its driver presents the same danger on the road as a person with an extended personal space. Italians, with their more than modest spatial needs, often approach other machines too closely. But they do it without malicious intent, but simply by virtue of tradition.