Research has suggested the UK has the worst road rage in the world

Along with Ireland, Wales comes bottom of the list for incidents of aggression on the road.

Details of a survey carried out by motoring magazine Max Power revealed that nine out of 10 people who took part had experienced the trauma.

Only 5% of incidents happened in Wales, while Ireland fared even better, with just 3%.

The latest statistics - collated by a magazine which aims at the 16 to 30 age group - back up a recent Gallup poll which showed Britain was the leading country in the world for road rage, with 80.4% of UK drivers being victims.

ROAD RAGE IN UK 29% victims in South East of England 18% in North of England 15% in eastern England 6% in Scotland 5% in Wales

Of those who admitted committing road rage, three in five said they felt "fine" about it, adding that victims "deserved it".

Only 14% showed any remorse and said their bad mood had affected their actions.

The most common action was gesticulating, while in one in seven cases victims faced an aggressor who got out of the car and physically or verbally abused them. Only 7% reported incidents to the police.

Speaking on BBC Radio Wales, psychologist Dr Teri Apter said the reasons for road rage were to do with personal space.

"It's a matter about territory," Dr Apter said.

"Some people getting into their cars behave like they are defending their territory. If somebody cuts them up or changes lanes in front of them, they feel it is an invasion of their territory, and they try to re-establish dominance by honking and flashing lights, and gesturing in an aggressive way."

The most common location for road rage is in a town (54%), followed by a major A road (17%) or a motorway (15%).