The Driving Vengeance Questionnaire (DVQ): Wiesenthal, Hennessy, & Gibson (2000)
The following are some common situations encountered by drivers. Please indicate the response that you would most likely make in that situation.
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1.After stopping at a STOP sign, a motorist fails to yield the right of way to you when it is your turn to proceed through the intersection. You would:
a) Pull out quickly to block their way.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture (e.g. the finger).
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
2.While driving on an expressway a vehicle cuts in front of you, forcing you to apply the brakes. You would:
a) Cut in front of their vehicle forcing them to apply the brakes.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
3.A driver passes you and makes an obscene gesture at you. You would:
a) Force the other vehicle off the road.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
4.Immediately after passing you, a driver slows or applies the brakes. You would:
a) Pull in front of their vehicle and slow down.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
5.While driving at night, the vehicle immediately behind you has its high beam headlights on. You would:
a) Let the vehicle pass and turn on your high beams.
b) Apply your brakes.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
6.A driver persistently honks at you. You would:
a) Force the other vehicle off the road.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
7. A driver gets out of his/her vehicle at a traffic signal and approaches
you in a threatening manner. You would:
a) Get out of your vehicle and confront him/her.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Drive away.
e) Other: .
8. A vehicle bypasses a queue of vehicles and remains in the merge lane until the lane ends, and tries to cut in front of your vehicle. You would:
a) Block the vehicle so it cannot get in.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
9.A slow moving vehicle is occupying the left lane on an expressway, slowing traffic. You would:
a) Tailgate the vehicle until it moves.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
10.A vehicle directly in front of yours frequently applies the brakes, although no vehicle or pedestrian is in front of it. You would:
a) Pass the vehicle and apply your brakes.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
11.Garbage thrown from another vehicle hits your vehicle. You would:
a) Throw garbage at the offending vehicle.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
12.Another driver takes a parking space that you have been waiting for. You would:
a) Get out of your vehicle and tell the driver to move his/her vehicle.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
13.The car in front of you does not proceed on the advanced green signal. You would:
a) Bump into the other car.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Lean on your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
14.You want to turn right at a red light and the car in front of you, also making a right turn, does not proceed
when the way is clear. You would:
a) Bump into the other car.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Lean on your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .
15.A vehicle stops on the roadway to pick up, or let out, a passenger causing a traffic delay. You would:
a) Stop and tell the other driver off.
b) Give the driver an obscene gesture.
c) Honk your horn.
d) Do nothing.
e) Other: .