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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This was just one of several violent road rage incidents in Arizona during 2025.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
In Madea Goes to Jail, the tough-as-nails matriarch winds up behind bars after a series of road rage incidents.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 13 July 2025
The Dearborn Police Department said a fit of road rage led to the July 4 incident and the arrest of another driver.
—Mike Stunson
july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
Attorneys arguing over whether a man accused of murder should be eligible for bail revealed details of a deadly road rage confrontation three months ago at a Rocklin intersection, where a man holding a tire iron was fatally struck with a metal wrench.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
In Madea Goes to Jail, the tough-as-nails matriarch winds up behind bars after a series of road rage incidents.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 13 July 2025
The Dearborn Police Department said a fit of road rage led to the July 4 incident and the arrest of another driver.
—Mike Stunson
july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
Attorneys arguing over whether a man accused of murder should be eligible for bail revealed details of a deadly road rage confrontation three months ago at a Rocklin intersection, where a man holding a tire iron was fatally struck with a metal wrench.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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