California ranks No. 1 in the nation in road rage

The number of road rage incidents has surged in the U.S. over the past decade, and drivers in California are particularly confrontational, according to a new study from Forbes Advisor.

The business publication recently surveyed 10,000 licensed drivers across all 50 states. It found California has the highest percentage of drivers who have experienced some type of road rage incident, including being cut off on purpose, cursed at, threatened or tailgated.

Missouri, Utah, Oklahoma and Colorado were third, fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.

Forbes said California has the third-highest percentage of drivers who say another driver has deliberately cut them off (47.5%), the fourth-highest percentage of drivers who have been targeted by yelling, insults, curses or threats (32%), and the Golden State ranks fifth...