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 said the crash stemmed from a prior road rage incident involving the BMW driver and the victim’s adult son.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Denny Hamlin has opened up about a road rage incident following the Homestead-Miami NASCAR Cup Series race, where a car from Richard Childress Racing (RCR) swerved into a Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) vehicle after JGR lost its police escort.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
One person was shot and another is facing charges following a road rage incident on Interstate 91 in Windsor on Tuesday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
California police are investigating an apparent road rage incident after a man allegedly stabbed another driver in self-defense after being attacked in a popular coffee chain's parking lot over the weekend.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Denny Hamlin has opened up about a road rage incident following the Homestead-Miami NASCAR Cup Series race, where a car from Richard Childress Racing (RCR) swerved into a Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) vehicle after JGR lost its police escort.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
One person was shot and another is facing charges following a road rage incident on Interstate 91 in Windsor on Tuesday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
California police are investigating an apparent road rage incident after a man allegedly stabbed another driver in self-defense after being attacked in a popular coffee chain's parking lot over the weekend.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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