road rage
noun
: a motorist's uncontrolled anger that is usually triggered by an action of another motorist and that is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior
From punching cars to shooting drivers, road rage … takes many forms.—
Natalie La Roche Pietri
Natalie La Roche PietriDrivers reported experiencing road rage most frequently on city streets (29.18%), on freeways or highways (26.59%) and in parking lots (14.9%).—Ashlee Tilford
—often used before another nounAshlee Tilforda road rage incident
An apparent road rage shooting left one person wounded …—Anna Spoerre
Anna Spoerre
road rager
noun
plural road ragers
Other drivers may have similar feelings or thoughts, but only the road rager responds with dangerous behavior: tailgating, pulling right in front of you at high speeds, running you off the road, refusing to let you into traffic, and so on.
—Michael Karson
Michael Karson
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Police in Boston, Massachusetts, identified a man allegedly caught on camera hitting someone's car with a hatchet in an apparent road rage incident.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
According to the Connecticut State Police, the warrant for her arrest stemmed from a road rage incident in March.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
The Police Department was investigating Styles’ death as a fatal road rage incident, which escalated to a fight in the intersection.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
Just months away from graduating from Southern Illinois University, a 22-year-old man was fatally shot during a road rage incident in the Chicago suburbs, Illinois police say.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
According to the Connecticut State Police, the warrant for her arrest stemmed from a road rage incident in March.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
The Police Department was investigating Styles’ death as a fatal road rage incident, which escalated to a fight in the intersection.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
Just months away from graduating from Southern Illinois University, a 22-year-old man was fatally shot during a road rage incident in the Chicago suburbs, Illinois police say.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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