Miami is least courteous city in 2008 road rage survey

You're most likely to see a driver offer this reaction to another driver in Miami, a national survey shows.

The Trucker Staff

5/13/2008

NORWALK, Conn. — The commute to work can be an unpleasant one for people across the country, and the road seems to be even bumpier for Miami drivers.

The third annual “In The Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey” commissioned by AutoVantage, a national auto club, found that Miami is the least courteous city in the country for the third consecutive year in terms of road rage compared to 24 other major American markets.

Miami drivers also ranked No. 1 for the second consecutive year for seeing other drivers running red lights every day.

 Drivers in Miami are also most likely to observe other drivers cutting into their lane with little or no warning and speeding on a daily basis.

 In addition, Miami drivers tied for the No. 2 spot with Houston and Detroit for texting, e-mailing and/or using a BlackBerry while driving every day.

The most courteous city is Pittsburgh, survey results showed.

The study also showed that new trends and road rage triggers for 2008 include drivers talking on cell phones, eating, drinking, texting and e-mailing.

The “In The Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey” released today was conducted to determine the driving habits and attitudes of commuters across the U.S. and to learn more about consumer views on the topic of road rage.

“Unfortunately, road rage is too often a way of life,” Brad Eggleston, vice president of AutoVantage, said. “More and more, in cities across America, people are acting out their frustrations with dangerous results.  And with a gridlocked, fast-paced, multi-tasking society, the trend continues to increase.

“There are some very interesting results in this year's Road Rage survey, which shines the light on emerging driving trends.”

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The top 10 least courteous cities included:

1. Miami

2. Boston

3. New York

4. Baltimore

5. Washington

6. Atlanta

7. Los Angeles

8. Phoenix

9. Dallas (tie with Tampa)

10. Tampa (tie with Dallas)

The top 10 most courteous cities in the survey included:

1. Pittsburgh

2. Portland

3. Seattle

4. Minneapolis

5. Cleveland

6. Cincinnati

7. Sacramento

8. Chicago

9. San Diego

10. San Francisco