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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The road rage incident was just one of at least five separate shooting incidents that occurred in Philadelphia on Monday night and into Tuesday morning that left seven people injured, per WCAU and WPVI-TV.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Colorado Springs officers Tuesday night shot at a person suspected in a road rage incident involving a gun earlier that day, police said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
The shooting stemmed from a road rage incident that unfolded just after 7 p.m. Monday at the intersection of 42nd and Girard Ave, according to Philadelphia police.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A man faces charges for allegedly throwing multiple objects at another driver and threatening to kill them during a road rage incident in December on Interstate 95.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Colorado Springs officers Tuesday night shot at a person suspected in a road rage incident involving a gun earlier that day, police said.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
The shooting stemmed from a road rage incident that unfolded just after 7 p.m. Monday at the intersection of 42nd and Girard Ave, according to Philadelphia police.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A man faces charges for allegedly throwing multiple objects at another driver and threatening to kill them during a road rage incident in December on Interstate 95.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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