Beware of blue BMW drivers who really are the most aggressive and more prone to road rage when they get behind the wheel

Friday afternoons at 5:45pm is peak time for anger behind the wheel

Likeliest road rage culprits are men aged 35-50 with blue BMW cars

Drivers also reported run-ins with owners of Land Rovers and Audis



Men who drive blue BMWs are more likely to be aggressive than motorists in any other car, a study claims.

And the peak time for drivers to get angry is 5.45pm on a Friday as they fight the rush-hour – followed by the dismal Monday morning commute.

The likeliest road rage culprits are men aged 35-50 with blue BMW cars, the study of 2,837 motorists found. Drivers also reported run-ins with owners of Land Rovers, Audis, Subarus and Vauxhalls.

Worst culprits: Male BMW drivers are the most angry drivers, who often succumb to road rage

Angry drivers: Range Rover owners were the second worst for losing their temper on the road

Blue was seen as the most aggressive colour, followed by black, silver, green and red.

Men said they lost their temper behind the wheel seven times a month on average, while women got angry on only three occasions.

Drivers most often expressed road rage by shouting and swearing, followed by erratic driving and obscene gestures, the study for discount website VoucherCodesPro revealed.

The poll also found, unsurprisingly, that Monday morning and Friday evening proved to be the most stressful times, when motorists are queuing to get to and from work.

Aggression: Male drivers on average lose their temper seven times a month in the car

TOP FIVE WORST CARS FOR ROAD RAGE DRIVERS

BMW (32%)

Land Rover (35 % )

Audi (29 % )

Subaru (22 % )

Vauxhall (18 % ) TOP FIVE COLOURS OF CARS WITH THE WORST ROAD RAGE DRIVERS

Blue (47 % )

Black (33 % )

Silver (26 % )

Green (19 % )

Red (15 % )

Motorists were asked the pick the make and colour of car from which they have experienced the most incidents of road rage - and blue BMWs came out on top.

George Charles of VoucherCodesPro said: ‘During peak periods of traffic, whether it be the Monday morning school run or the hectic rush hour on a Friday evening, it is all too easy to allow the common manifestations of road rage to get the better of us as motorists.

‘This research, although slightly humorous in some of its findings, does indicate an important point.