Influence of steroid use on drivers’ behavior

However it is not yet proven scientifically whether “roid rage” is an undesirable consequence of steroids, these medications are blamed for some criminal actions quite often.
Michael Barton, a young man from Britain, hit a Ford Fiesta, while he was driving his Volkswagen Golf. Paul Gard was driving the Ford Fiesta. Barton had overtaken Paul Gard. But then he had to pull back in front of him, since another vehicle was driving the other way. Paul Gard flashed him. So, he had to brake suddenly. Barton became raging, stopped his Volkswagen Golf, broke the wing mirror of Paul Gard’s Ford Fiesta and hit the man in the face. Then Gard’s wife called police. While she was calling, Barton left calmly.
Michael Barton, a 21-year-old man who has a child of two years old, applies steroids to bulk up. Thus, it has been claimed that these preparations affected his behavior. The defense attorney for this young man claimed that steroids influenced negatively on temperament of his client, since these drugs increased his testosterone levels.
Earlier Barton was convicted for some crimes, including domestic violence. Last year this young man pleaded guilty to an assault, criminal damage and driving carelessly due to his anger following assaults.
The judge Patrick Hooton at Portsmouth Crown Court Deputy Circuit claimed that he was not sure that steroids led to improper behavior. But he noted that it was totally mad to get furious and hit a person in the face just because he flashed him. The judge noted that Barton’s behavior was too immoral and he announced: “you ought to go to prison”.
So, this young man was sentenced to 6-month jail sentence suspended for a year; he was also sentenced to pay 500 dollars in compensation and ?277 for damage of Paul Gard’s vehicle.