A driver got out of his car to smash the window and then pepper spray a fellow motorist in a shocking incident of road rage that was caught on camera.

The attack, which happened last month near Daytona Beach, Florida, lasted for less than 45 seconds but could easily have been much worse.

Although the footage does not show what happened to provoke the driver in a convertible BMW to get out of his car and approach the the pickup truck, the man who shot the video on his cellphone explains what happened.

A road rage incident in Florida was caught on camera close to the town of Daytona Beach

The driver of the BMW gets out of his car and walks over to a pick truck at which point he smashes the driver's side window

Before the pickup driver has time to react, he is pepper sprayed in the face by the man

'I was stopped at a light and was amused to witness the Ford F150 driver shouting profane threats and exiting his vehicle to shout into the passenger side of the BMW convertible. Pissed that he had caused himself to be pepper sprayed, he kicked the BMW and then I started recording.

'With the Stand Your Ground Law in Florida I truly believed someone may be about to loose their life. When the truck guy opened the back, I fully expected to see a shotgun! Instead he produced a led pipe and takes a pathetic swing as the Beamer speeds away.'

The camera clearly captures the BMW driver walking purposefully over towards the F150.

For the next few seconds a kind of street battle ensues as the stunned pickup driver attempted to defend himself despite being bombarded with pepper spray

The pickup driver, right, can do nothing but look away as a constant stream of pepper spray continues to rain down upon him

After punching the window once with his bare fist, he then puts his hand straight through the glass on his second attempt and pepper sprays the man directly in the face.

The pickup truck driver, who is completely stunned by what is happening, attempted to shove the man out the way with his door but ends up being pushed back inside.

No sooner does the man attempt to to fight back, he is pepper sprayed once again forcing the man to walk away and cover his face.

The BMW driver quickly heads back into his car while the pickup owner opens up the trunk of his car and pulls out a metal pole.

But he is far too slow to react and by the time he hops back over to the other car to exact some form of revenge, the BMW is already speeding away.

The pickup driver attempts to retaliate and opens up his truck to fetch a metal pipe