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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Brower told troopers he was involved in a road rage incident on I-395 South in Montville near Exit 5.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
Before his film turns its attention to the family alluded to by its title, director Hur Jin-ho revs out the gate with a case of road rage that ends in murder.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
An investigation revealed the incident was a case of road rage that began when one driver sat a few seconds too long at an intersection after the light went from red to green.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, state prosecutors at the hearing depicted Higgins as having a history of road rage and of drinking up to six beers before the crash, per the AP.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
Before his film turns its attention to the family alluded to by its title, director Hur Jin-ho revs out the gate with a case of road rage that ends in murder.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
An investigation revealed the incident was a case of road rage that began when one driver sat a few seconds too long at an intersection after the light went from red to green.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, state prosecutors at the hearing depicted Higgins as having a history of road rage and of drinking up to six beers before the crash, per the AP.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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