I became a household name after exploding with road rage – everyone laughs at me but there’s a side no one knows

THE iconic Ronnie Pickering became a household name after exploding with road rage - but there's a side to the story no one knows.

"Road Rage Ronnie" became a globally watched and well loved meme after the Hull man found himself in an intense argument with a moped rider.

The 62-year-old became enraged after another motorist, who captured the chaotic scene on his Go-Pro, overtook his red Citroën Xsara at a set of traffic lights.

Ronnie fumed as the ignorant driver continued to wind him up and shouted the now infamous line: “Do you know who I am?

"I’m Ronnie Pickering.”

The scathing Hull man even challenged the moped rider to a bare knuckle fist fight.

It became one of the most widely circulated videos after being shared by social media giants such as LADbible - and Ronnie has never been able to live it down since.

The fuming grandfather-of-five was even awarded with a plaque to commemorate the viral clip, watched over 8.7million times on Youtube.

Now the unforgettable footage will go down in history after an 'Alternative Heritage' blue plaque was erected in the same location.

It reads: "Ronnie Pickering. Became an internet sensation near here from his red Citroen Picasso."

But, years on from becoming an internet sensation, Ronnie spoke out about his road rage and revealed a different side to the story.

“I had no idea it was being filmed and the first I knew was when a friend texted me and told me it was on YouTube,” he told

“People have rows like that all the time but they are not always filmed.

“The guy wanted a reaction and he got one. The video was heavily edited. The footage of him winding me up wasn’t there at all."

Ronnie said the wind-up merchant edited the video in his favour "like he was the victim".

"To be honest, I was just spouting a lot of gobbledegook. I said things I wouldn’t normally say," he added.

"I now wish I had never said all that but what can you do?"

Speaking last year he also explained his road rage incident has done the rounds on TikTok which he still finds "bizarre".

 "I don’t understand it. I can’t believe it is still going after all this time and has been seen all around the world," he continued.

This comes as many Brits become embroiled in heated road rage fights.

Two middle-aged drivers were mocked over their "pathetic" brawl - as they spent minutes grappling and throwing air punches on a Bristol street.

Meanwhile, one woman took things to a new level and swung a shovel at an angry motorist in a violent road rage clash.

Plus, one man was caught on camera