A structure depicting a car accident has been built at the entrance of the Foreigner Street theme park in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality to warn against bad driving habits. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Chao)
路怒症
lù nù zhèng
road rage
Road rage is aggressive or angry behavior by a driver of an automobile or other motor vehicle. Such behavior might include rude gestures, verbal insults, deliberately driving in an unsafe or threatening manner, or making threats. Road rage can lead to altercations, assaults, and collisions which result in injuries and even deaths. It can be thought of as an extreme case of aggressive driving. The term supposedly originated in the USA during the 1980s.
"路怒症"指汽车或其它机动车的驾驶人员有攻击性或愤怒的行为.此类行为可能包括：粗鄙的手势、言语侮辱、故意用不安全或威胁安全的方式驾驶车辆,或实施威胁."路面愤怒症"可引起口角纷争、伤害以及可能导致受伤甚至死亡的撞车事故,这种行为可被认定为攻击性驾驶的极端案例.这个说法上世纪80年代产生于美国.
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