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
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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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Chris Pelkey, 37, was fatally shot in November 2021 during a road rage incident in Chandler, Arizona.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The pair had allegedly gotten into a road rage incident that led to the shooting, according to Arizona station ABC15.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Pelkey was shot and killed in 2021 in a road rage incident.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
Chris Pelkey, 37, was an Army veteran and avid fisherman killed in an alleged road rage incident on Nov. 13, 2021.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The pair had allegedly gotten into a road rage incident that led to the shooting, according to Arizona station ABC15.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Pelkey was shot and killed in 2021 in a road rage incident.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
Chris Pelkey, 37, was an Army veteran and avid fisherman killed in an alleged road rage incident on Nov. 13, 2021.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2025
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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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