Preventing Aggressive Driving and Road Rage | RI Division of Motor Vehicles

RHODE ISLAND’S TITLE LAW HAS CHANGED Effective March 1, 2024

The Rhode Island DMV will no longer be accepting photocopies, images, or electronic copies of titles.
All new registration and/or new title transactions will now REQUIRE THE ORIGINAL TITLE to be submitted to the RI DMV at the time the transaction takes place.
Your lienholder or leasing company can send the original title to the RI DMV, ATTN: Research Office, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 or to you directly. We highly recommend that the title and other documents are sent with tracking information to enable customers and lienholders to know when the title was received.
As long as your contact information (name, address, phone and e-mail) is included with the title, the RI DMV will contact you once your original title has been received so you can complete your transaction. Be advised that this process can take several weeks for the original title to be sent to the RI DMV. Please also be advised that the RI DMV cannot request a title from a lienholder or lease company.
A VIN check is required for all transactions involving an Out-of-State title/vehicle.
Reservations are required for all visits. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
For more information on RI’s new title laws, and new requirements for registration and title transactions, CLICK HERE and scroll down.

Preventing Aggressive Driving and Road Rage

One key to preventing aggressive driving and road rage is to avoid engaging in them yourself and trying not to give other roadway users cause to become aggressive. These guidelines can help:

Show courtesy and consideration to other road users, even when they are not courteous to you.

Leave plenty of time to reach your destination.

Always remain calm. Listening to soothing music can help.

Maintain adequate distance between you and the vehicle ahead. Following too closely can easily cause the driver being followed to become frustrated.

Avoid changing lanes unnecessarily.

Do not block the passing lane. Except when passing, stay out of the far-left lane.

Always use your turn signals before changing lanes.

Be sure you have plenty of room between you and other vehicles.

Avoid using aggressive or offensive hand gestures when communicating with other drivers.

Use your horn sparingly. A couple of short taps may be perceived as less aggressive than one long blast.

Do not park across multiple parking spaces. Be sure not to touch adjacent vehicles either while parking, or with another vehicle’s doors as you enter or exit your vehicle.

When using high-beam headlights, return to using low-beam headlights as soon as you detect an oncoming vehicle. Do not drive behind another vehicle with your high-beam headlights on.

If safe to do so, move out of the right-hand lane to allow vehicles entering the roadway to merge with minimal difficulty.