I took a few moments this week to try and think about road rage. It is now a term that crops up often, in the form of newspaper reports or casual conversations with family members. No one bats an eyelid anymore, when told about seemingly normal men and women assaulting fellow travellers on the street. What was once something we only heard about check with your parents for proof has now become commonplace, because we have accepted it.

Here is a sample of headlines revealed by a Google search: -Road rage turns to robbery and assault at a city red light-, -Man beaten to death in front of his kids following a minor bike collision-, -Delhi people keep steel rods in cars-, -Traffic constable mowed down for doing his duty-, -Actress beaten on the streets in peak traffic-, -Armed with steel rods and guns, six drunk men beat up family after rear-ending their car-, and -Parking space fight punctuated by gunshots-.