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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O’Connell was released on his own recognizance because the charges stemming from the road rage incident are not eligible for bail, according to the office.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition to raising awareness about the dangers of road rage, the family wants justice for Katelynn and to see West charged to the fullest extent of the law, Liebert said.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
And in May, a bearded AI avatar of Chris Pelkey, the deceased victim of a road rage incident in Arizona, gave a video impact statement at the sentencing of the man who fatally shot Pelkey.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 26 Aug. 2025
Daniel Salgado embraced his 3-year-old son after speaking about the loss of the boy’s mother, Yarely Ashley Hermosillo, to a shooting authorities said stemmed from a road rage incident the family were innocent bystanders to.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition to raising awareness about the dangers of road rage, the family wants justice for Katelynn and to see West charged to the fullest extent of the law, Liebert said.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
And in May, a bearded AI avatar of Chris Pelkey, the deceased victim of a road rage incident in Arizona, gave a video impact statement at the sentencing of the man who fatally shot Pelkey.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 26 Aug. 2025
Daniel Salgado embraced his 3-year-old son after speaking about the loss of the boy’s mother, Yarely Ashley Hermosillo, to a shooting authorities said stemmed from a road rage incident the family were innocent bystanders to.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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