Road rage is legally classified as a criminal charge. This is because it is classified as a willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others.
Aggressive drivers can be ticketed as a traffic offense.
Other criminal road rage offenses include swerving into another car, forcing another driver off the road, shooting a gun into another car, tailgating behind a car, ramming another motorist, or performing brake checks in front of a vehicle.
Road ragers find it difficult to get full incurrence payouts for car damages.
When a road-rage incident shows up on your driving record, as a criminal offense, it is a serious red flag.
STATS
In March of 2021, The Zebra looked at the driving behaviors of 1,500 Americans and identified several insights around road rage and aggressive driving.
Drivers reported that the most frequently witnessed act of road rage (45.4%) was another driver angrily honking their horn.
38.9% of drivers witnessed other drivers signaling rude hand gestures to other drivers in an act of road rage.
Most drivers reported (30%) that the most frustrating thing another driver can do is driving while distracted with their phone. Only 6.8% reported that traffic was the most annoying thing about driving.
26.5% of drivers use music or a podcast to calm down after getting angry while driving.
Because of the COVID-19, the driving and driving behaviors changed in 2020 to 2021.
In one year, there was a reported drop in 1.9% reported feelings of road rage.
Distracted driving, tailgating, and cutting off other drivers are still the most enraging behaviors, but reported numbers are lower.
86% of drivers believe it’s safe to drive at least 10 miles per hour over the speed limit on the highway