two out of three drivers admit to honking purely to express their anger
one in twenty admitted to having tried to run another driver off the road
2025 AAA/FTS Report
Do you find your own anger getting out of control while driving?
Are you worried about the anger and aggression of a family member or friend when they're driving?
Do you have a teenager or young adult who is just starting to drive?
Do you wonder what to do when you encounter an angry driver on the road?
Do you want to learn more?
Why anger while driving can so readily escalate into rage.
How to assess your own tendency to anger-while-driving.
What to do if another driver becomes enraged.
De-escalate road-rage as a passenger.
What driving anger reveals about other “stranger rages”.
There is clearly something about road rage—and its associated emotions— that is different from our other experiences with anger.
A 2025 AAA/FTS report found that
96% of drivers engaged in some form of aggressive driving or road rage behavior
Almost 50% tailgate and/or yell at other drivers in anger
the author, Dr. Anne O’Dwyer explores the psychology of road rage in her most recent publication, A Driving Anger.
Thanks for being interested in my book, A Driving Anger. This book is the culmination of many, many years of reading, researching, and conversations I’ve had over the years with hundreds (probably closer to thousands) of people about their experiences with road rage.
See my Book page for details on this project and my research.
Rage at real injustices and malicious and oppressive actions is understandable and appropriate. In contrast, harming or threatening to harm another person because they erred while driving—or even carelessly and thoughtlessly broke a driving rule—is not a reasonable or appropriate response.