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 two children had been living with their grandmother ever since their father was murdered in a road rage incident back in 2022, according to a 2024 petition filed by their late father's estate in Oklahoma County Probate Court and obtained by PEOPLE.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 16 June 2025
The Police Department was investigating Styles’ death as a road rage incident, which escalated to a fight in the intersection.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Police searched for a suspect who assaulted a driver and vandalized a car with a hatchet during a road rage incident in Brighton.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 19 May 2025
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
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Chris Spargo, People.com, 16 June 2025
The Police Department was investigating Styles’ death as a road rage incident, which escalated to a fight in the intersection.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Police searched for a suspect who assaulted a driver and vandalized a car with a hatchet during a road rage incident in Brighton.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 19 May 2025
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
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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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