Road rage complaints in Quebec jump by 20 %
Posted September 29, 2025 4:29 pm.
Last Updated September 29, 2025 5:15 pm.
The number of road rage incidents reported to the police across Quebec jumped by 20 per cent jump in the past two years.
According to a recent report published in Le Devoir, between 2022 and 2024, the number of complaints went up from 982 to 1186 based on data from Montreal police, the Sûreté du Québec and eight other police forces.
Montrealer Laissaoui Nafa said he notices aggressive behaviour on the roads often. “We see it every day: people who insult others, people who don’t even respect the rules of the road, and above all, verbal aggression,” Nafa said.
André Durocher, director of road safety for CAA Québec and a former police officer, said that there while there could be many factors contributing to this trend, he thought that the stress that comes with traffic jams on top of people’s busy schedules is a factor.
“During the pandemic, of course, traffic was a little lighter. So a lot of people forgot all the anxiety that came with driving in traffic. And now you see heavier traffic. So people are stressed because they have to go back to the office,” Durocher said.
Normand Faubert, a counselling therapist specializing in anger management based on Montreal’s South Shore, works with clients, most of them men, who are required to attend therapy by court order due to being accused of road rage.
Faubert sad that he has noticed a rise in road rage in recent years and emphasizes the importance of remaining calm behind the wheel.
“You shouldn’t get out of your vehicle, and you shouldn’t escalate the situation by reacting aggressively to the driver who just cut you off,” Faubert said. “There are situations where you need to call the police, or you might just need to change lanes, stop, and let things calm down.”
