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WHILE THE actions of other drivers may play some part in making us angry when behind the wheel, new research suggests that exposure to petrol fumes might be the real cause of road rage.

The study, which is published in the latest issue of the peer review journal BMC Physiology, shows that rats exposed to vapours from leaded and unleaded petrol become more aggressive.