To be shocked at how aggressively people drive?

[CheerfulBunny]

Just moved into a small village and our front door opens onto the street which has a narrow path both sides. There are parked cars on our side of the street meaning that vehicles have to wait if another vehicle is coming the other way. Our house is listed so single glazed so can hear road noise much more now.
I'm absolutely flabbergasted at how aggressive the driving I've observed is - mounting the pavement, accelerating madly, revving engines, blaring horns. It's completely inappropriate to drive so fast from and to the end of the road where you could meet another vehicle head on. I honestly fear for pedestrians as well. I'd really be worried if I had a cat or dog (if it accidentally got out).
AIBU to be concerned? Why is everyone so impatient and angry behind the wheel now?

Don't know, but I have often felt that there should be much more serious penalties for bad driver behavior if the vehicle is over a certain size, because the consequences are so much more likely to be deadly. Might also help to put people off buying them.

We have bollards outside our house. It doesn't stop them. The assholes just drive in between and park on the pavement anyway. It drives me crazy! And the development managers will do nothing about it.

I passed my test 3 years ago and I still can't work up the courage to buy myself a car and get driving again.
As a passenger I get so nervous simply because of other drivers and I'm on edge worrying what other people are doing so I'd be a mess actually driving.

While being a pedestrian I've come to lighted crossings where cars will fly through reds etc. no one is paying attention anymore.

People fly through zebra crossings by me on the regular. Had a near miss the other day walking to work, I was in the middle of the road and someone flew round the corner and had to slam the brakes on, had I stepped out ten seconds later I'd have been hit