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That's the word from Affinion Group, a marketing and consulting company that commissioned the AutoVantage Road Rage Survey. And it's not just the bad drivers that propelled New York to the top of this list. It's also other drivers' reactions to those bad drivers. Road rage is rampant here. "New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms. They were most likely to lay on the horn, and they were most likely to make some sort of obscene gesture," Michael Bush of Affinion Group told Reuters. Coming in behind New York are Dallas/Fort Worth in second place and Detroit in third place. Miami ranked a distant seventh this year. The most courteous drivers are in Portland, Cleveland and Baltimore. The results are based on a 2009 survey of 2,518 adult drivers who regularly commute in 20 major U.S. metropolitan areas. The Worst Cities for Road Rage:
Cities With the Most Courteous Drivers:
The top rage-inducing behaviors witnessed by other drivers are talking on cell phones, speeding and tailgating, as well as switching lanes unsafely, eating or drinking, slamming on the brakes and running red lights. More than a quarter of those surveyed said they have seen other drivers putting on make-up, shaving and reading while they were driving. How do drivers show their road rage?
"In Washington, D.C., four percent of drivers admitted to slamming into another driver," Bush told Reuters. "They stand out in that one particular category." What should you do if encounter road rage? Remain calm and don't make eye contact with an angry driver. --From the Editors at Netscape | |||||||||||||||||||||
If you get behind the wheel in New York City, beware! Drivers in this city are the rudest in the country, overtaking Miami, which held the dubious honor for four consecutive years. New York drivers are angry and aggressive. They speed, tailgate and honk their horns loudly. They change lanes without signaling, and they'll cut you off without a second thought. 
