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The only time strangers scream at each other over a 2-second delay, then wave sorry.
means Sudden, explosive anger triggered by the frustrations of driving, usually aimed at other drivers over minor slights.
from A late-20th-century coinage, modeled directly on 'roid rage' (steroid-induced aggression) and joining a family of '[noun] + rage' terms — air rage, desk rage, trolley rage — that bloomed in the 1980s–90s as crowding and daily friction gave anger new addresses to live at.
- trigger speed
- Tailgating reported as top trigger, not slow driving
- anonymity effect
- Metal box makes people braver and ruder
- gender gap
- Men report more aggressive actions, women more anger
- cool down time
- Anger can linger in body up to 20 minutes