I keep wondering if this can be directly related to car advertising.
Most car ads always show the car as alone on the road or street, as a symbol of ultimate freedom ("own the road" often comes back as a catchphrase). Yet this can't be further from the actual reality of driving.
Maybe the cognitive dissonance is what drives (pun intended) driver entitlement and anger when challenged.
The entitlement of car drivers in unbelievable, they feel like they own the ourdoor space, park on sidewalk, and the only reason we havent paved every forest and ocean is their mercy