The following are the full statistics released by AA Ireland following its survey of over 10,000 motorists on their experiences with road rage.

Fig. 1
Road rage related activities motorists in Ireland admit to having done within the last 3 years (based on 10,274 responses):

Fig. 2
Road rage related activities MALE motorists in Ireland admit to having done within the last 3 years (based on 6,127 responses):

• Excessively beeped my horn at another driver: 49.5%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 47.5%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed me: 21.5%
• Rolled down my window to yell at another driver: 22.5%
• Got out of my car to confront another driver: 6.3%

Fig. 3
Road rage related activities FEMALE motorists in Ireland admit to having done within the last 3 years (based on 3,398 responses):

• Excessively beeped my horn at another driver: 53.0%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 46.5%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed me: 17.4%
• Rolled down my window to yell at another driver: 12.0%
• Got out of my car to confront another driver: 3.5%

Fig. 4
County by county split, based on Ireland’s most populous counties*, of road rage related activities motorists inIreland admit to having done within the last 3 years (based on 10,274 responses):

Dublin (7,667 responses)

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 48.70%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 50.70%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 18.10%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 21.40%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 5.50%

Cork (1,083 responses)

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 52.70%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 45.30%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 21.10%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 21.00%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 5.30%

Limerick (337 responses)

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 55.20%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 43.00%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 20.20%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 15.10%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 4.20%

Galway (424 responses)

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 47.90%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 49.50%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 23.10%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 13.70%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 5.20%

Kildare (659 responses)

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 51.60%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 49.50%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 18.80%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 19.70%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 5.60%

Tipperary (201 responses)

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 49.80%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 42.80%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 21.40%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 13.90%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 7.50%

Donegal (127 responses)

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 63.00%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 35.40%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 22.00%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 13.40%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 3.10%

Meath (429 responses)

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 46.90%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 55.00%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 19.80%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 22.10%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 4.90%

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 41.90%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 49.30%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 19.90%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 11.00%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 6.60%

Mayo (178 responses)

• Excessively beeped their horn at another driver: 51.70%
• Made rude gestures at another driver: 43.80%
• Deliberately tailgated another driver who had annoyed them: 17.40%
• Rolled down their window to yell at another driver: 14.00%
• Got out of their car to confront another driver: 4.50%

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