Road Rage on the Rise in Canada: Survey

Road rage is becoming increasingly common on Canadian roads with more than 80 percent of drivers witnessing angry outbursts and aggressive manoeuvres over the past year, according to a newly released poll. Eighty-three percent of Canadians have witnessed road rage in 2023, a five percent increase from the year prior, a Leger survey for auto insurance agency Ratesdotca has found. A further 56 percent of drivers surveyed have engaged in or were involved in a form of road rage over the past year, up from 51 percent in 2022. “The lockdowns … quieted down the streets, but once drivers returned on roads, so did the frustrations that led to conflict and collisions between them,” Ratesdotca noted in its report. “Road rage incidents have only worsened since.”...