Hi, I'm Ruby Kramer, a national enterprise reporter for The Washington Post.

I wrote this story as part of our deep read series, which showcases narrative journalism here at the Post.

So this year, I've written a lot of stories about anger in America, anger at the immigration crisis, anger about the war in the Middle East, anger at politicians.

And I wanted to do a piece about the kind of everyday anger

that maybe anyone would be able to relate to. And that led to a story about road rage.

Specifically, it led me to an aggressive driving course in San Antonio, Texas.

The people in this class were all cited for speeding, reckless driving, aggressive driving,

and a judge sent them to take one or two sessions of this four-hour class

that was really all about how to manage your anger.

And what I found in this class, which on the surface was about sort of momentary misbehavior on the road,

is that more than just that flashpoint of anger, that outburst of anger, anger is really always a longer, longer story.

I reported this story in San Antonio.

Okay, here it is.

Okay. Okay, here it is. They arrive from the highways of San Antonio, where it is 91 degrees outside, and there is construction on the roads, and cell phones are ringing, talk radio is blaring, people are tailgating, no one will let anyone into their lane, horns start honking, middle fingers go up, car doors fly open, and another day of road rage is underway in an increasingly angry country.

Now, in a small classroom on the edge of the city, Dean DeSoto, 70 years old, looks over a roster

for his class on aggressive driving. He says, good morning, as 19 people walk into the room

looking the way they usually do at the start

of class. Tired, annoyed, blank. Most of them don't want to be here, and DeSoto knows this. They are here

because they have been ticketed, fined, and sent here by a judge to learn how to manage their anger

and anxiety on the road. They take their seats,

and he begins to read aloud from a list of their citations, most of which look like speeding

violations. 90 and a 65, 94 in a 65, 102 in a 65, 105 in 105, 105 in a 65, 105 in a 60.

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