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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First there’s Phil Reizenstein, who, during a long career plumbing the depths of Magic City jurisprudence, has represented a former telenovela actor who killed a motorist in a road rage incident, as well as a DEA agent in an investigation into corrupt activities.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
The couple filmed the dramatic road rage encounter and posted it to social media, asking for help identifying the attacker, then chased him through Hollywood streets.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
In the first season, Yeun and Wong played two strangers whose lives collide in a strange way after they’re involved in a road rage incident.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Three years after Steven Yeun and Ali Wong captured the attention of viewers eager to see the culmination of their characters' insane road rage fight, the drama series is back, this time focusing on two couples with a new kind of beef.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
The couple filmed the dramatic road rage encounter and posted it to social media, asking for help identifying the attacker, then chased him through Hollywood streets.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
In the first season, Yeun and Wong played two strangers whose lives collide in a strange way after they’re involved in a road rage incident.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Three years after Steven Yeun and Ali Wong captured the attention of viewers eager to see the culmination of their characters' insane road rage fight, the drama series is back, this time focusing on two couples with a new kind of beef.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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