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Woman Plows Car Into Slow Drive-Thru Customer

Kate Schwartz — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:02:15 CST

It's called fast food, people. Or so may have gone the thought process of one Jennifer Lynn Betterly, a Florida woman who had just about enough of waiting in line at the KFC/Taco Bell drive-thru in Largo on Saturday night. And so she did what any hungry diner would do...

Road-Rage Driver Attacked Guy With Live Power Line

John Johnson — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:17:20 CDT

There's no better time to be handling live power lines than when you're drunk and incensed: A Maryland man has been charged with assault and accused of hurling a live power line at another driver, reports NBC Washington . Neither person was injured, but police say 32-year-old Richard Bialczak was heavily...

Girl Sues Dad Shot in Road Rage Attack

Matt Cantor — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:00:05 CDT

An 11-year-old is suing her father after he was shot in a road-rage clash—while she was in the car. At issue: Dad Thomas Timko gave another man the finger after the man cut him off while driving. That “escalated the situation” and ultimately led to the four shots being...

America's 75 Worst Commutes

Emily Rauhala — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 09:46:20 CDT

We all know LA has a traffic problem, but Honolulu? It's No. 2 in the nation, finds the Daily Beast , which crunched the numbers to rank America's 75 worst commutes. Some of the highlights: No. 3, Capital Beltway, Washington, DC: This slow moving route totals an average of 194 hours...

Loaded Diaper Deployed in Road Rage Incident

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:32:00 CDT

State police in Pennsylvania say a woman wiped a dirty diaper on the window of another woman's vehicle during a dispute in a traffic jam as both were leaving a county fair. Jessica Hollis, 23, has been charged with harassment in the incident, which state police said happened about 10:...

Why You Drive Like a Maniac

Kevin Spak — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:54:36 CDT

Cars should be safer than ever—we’ve got airbags, seatbelts, antilock brakes, and more—yet traffic deaths have remained steady. Why? Because most drivers are assholes, that’s why. Cracked decided there must be a scientific explanation for that, and found several: Racing Video Games: A recent study shows that men...

Gas Fumes May Pump Up Road Rage

Jane Yager — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:24:35 CST

If filling the gas tank fills you with rage, it might be the fumes you're breathing, not the prices you're paying. A new study shows rats exposed to gasoline fumes became more aggressive, with repeated exposure altering their brain structures—a finding that could also apply to humans and road...

NYC Ranks No. 1 in Road Rage

Sarah Quinn — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:23:00 CDT

New York drivers are the most aggressive and angry in the US, an annual road rage survey finds. Gotham cut off Miami, which had zoomed to the top of the list the past 4 years, Reuters reports. "New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms," honk their...

Mother Gains Notoriety After Kicking Kids to the Curb

Nick McMaster — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:56:41 CDT

The quiet suburban life of Madlyn Primoff—a mother of two who litigated international financial disputes for a Park Avenue law firm—has come undone in a wash of publicity, the Journal News reports, after her kids’ bickering proved too annoying in downtown White Plains last weekend. In a bit...