Survey finds Miami worst road rage city
05-15-07 | 11:43 PM
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Survey finds Miami worst road rage city
Survey finds Miami worst road rage city
POSTED: 12:43 a.m. EDT, May 15, 2007
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• NEW: Miami is the epicenter of road rage in the U.S.
• It's the second consecutive year the city has earned the title
• More than 2,500 commuters across the nation were surveyed
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- For the second consecutive year, rude Miami drivers have earned the city the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday.
Miami motorists said they saw other drivers slam on their brakes, run red lights and talk on cell phones, according to AutoVantage, a Connecticut-based automobile membership club offering travel services and roadside assistance.
Other cities near the top of the rude drivers list were New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
South Miami resident Erik Pinto told The Associated Press that he has probably seen every bad driving habit on Miami's roads.
"You don't want to know what I've seen," Pinto said. "I've seen everything. I'm from L.A., and we don't see the crazy drivers that you see here."
The most courteous drivers can be found in Portland, Oregon; Pittsburgh; the Seattle-Tacoma area; St. Louis; and Dallas-Fort Worth, the survey found.
Portland drivers were the least likely to see other motorists tailgating on the roadways, and St. Louis motorists were the least likely to swear at another driver, according to the survey.
Minneapolis-St. Paul was rated the most courteous city in 2006 but fell to No. 12 this year.
The most frequent cause of road rage cited in the survey was impatient motorists. Drivers also said road rage can stem from poor driving in fast lanes and driving while stressed, frustrated or angry.
"The best piece of advice is to take a deep breath. Slow down, be aware and be careful," AutoVantage spokesman Todd Smith said, adding the aim of the survey is to increase driver safety across the nation.
More than 2,500 drivers who regularly commute in 25 major metropolitan areas were asked to rate road rage and rude driving in telephone surveys between January and March.
The survey was conducted by Prince Market Research has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
POSTED: 12:43 a.m. EDT, May 15, 2007
Story Highlights
• NEW: Miami is the epicenter of road rage in the U.S.
• It's the second consecutive year the city has earned the title
• More than 2,500 commuters across the nation were surveyed
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- For the second consecutive year, rude Miami drivers have earned the city the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday.
Miami motorists said they saw other drivers slam on their brakes, run red lights and talk on cell phones, according to AutoVantage, a Connecticut-based automobile membership club offering travel services and roadside assistance.
Other cities near the top of the rude drivers list were New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
South Miami resident Erik Pinto told The Associated Press that he has probably seen every bad driving habit on Miami's roads.
"You don't want to know what I've seen," Pinto said. "I've seen everything. I'm from L.A., and we don't see the crazy drivers that you see here."
The most courteous drivers can be found in Portland, Oregon; Pittsburgh; the Seattle-Tacoma area; St. Louis; and Dallas-Fort Worth, the survey found.
Portland drivers were the least likely to see other motorists tailgating on the roadways, and St. Louis motorists were the least likely to swear at another driver, according to the survey.
Minneapolis-St. Paul was rated the most courteous city in 2006 but fell to No. 12 this year.
The most frequent cause of road rage cited in the survey was impatient motorists. Drivers also said road rage can stem from poor driving in fast lanes and driving while stressed, frustrated or angry.
"The best piece of advice is to take a deep breath. Slow down, be aware and be careful," AutoVantage spokesman Todd Smith said, adding the aim of the survey is to increase driver safety across the nation.
More than 2,500 drivers who regularly commute in 25 major metropolitan areas were asked to rate road rage and rude driving in telephone surveys between January and March.
The survey was conducted by Prince Market Research has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
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05-16-07 | 06:05 AM
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Other cities near the top of the rude drivers list were New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
It's also no wonder that our auto insurance premiums are so high.
And Vladi, you're right. The cops are just as bad as everyone else. Yakking on cell phones while they drive, running red lights, not stopping for stop signs, barreling through residential streets at well above the sane limit. I see it all the time. Problem is, if there's no recourse to the driving behavior, then there's no reason for people to change what they're doing.
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05-16-07 | 08:50 AM
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That's why I don't live in or near a major city any longer. While I got over road rage myself several years ago, it's still nerve-wracking driving among tons of manic and distracted people!
05-16-07 | 08:56 AM
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Here in Sarasota pretty much all the lights are timed to have red in all directions for 2 or 3 seconds so that you can run the red lights and not worry about hitting anyone.
05-16-07 | 12:57 PM
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I have a friend in Bradenton and that is exactly the way he describes it. I plan to move back there soon.
05-16-07 | 01:38 PM
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05-16-07 | 07:05 PM
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What do you expect?
A significant part of South Florida's population is IN the country illegally, voting illegally (as witnessed by the Election 2000 screw-up), probably driving on fake licenses and registration (or NO licenses and NO registration), and in stolen or otherwise illegally-gotten vehicles. So is it any WONDER that they don't know how to drive by American standards? 
A significant part of South Florida's population is IN the country illegally, voting illegally (as witnessed by the Election 2000 screw-up), probably driving on fake licenses and registration (or NO licenses and NO registration), and in stolen or otherwise illegally-gotten vehicles. So is it any WONDER that they don't know how to drive by American standards?
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