Rude Drivers

**Cidp24** · 05-15-07, 12:15 PM

Miami holds top spot on rude driver list
By SARAH LARIMER, Associated Press WriterTue May 15, 9:07 AM ET
For the second straight 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 he's 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."
Portland, Ore., drivers were the least likely of the cities to see other motorists tailgating on the roadways, and St. Louis motorists were the least likely to swear at another driver, the survey found.
Minneapolis-St. Paul was rated the most courteous city in 2006 but slipped to the middle of the list this year.
The most frequent cause of road rage cited in the survey was impatient motorists. Drivers also cited 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.
The list, ranked from those reporting the most incidents of road rage to the fewest:
1. Miami
2. New York
3. Boston
4. Los Angeles
5. Washington, D.C.
6. Phoenix
7. Chicago
8. Sacramento, Calif.
9. Philadelphia
10. San Francisco
11. Houston
12. Atlanta
13. Detroit
14. Minneapolis-St. Paul
15. Baltimore
16. Tampa, Fla.
17. San Diego
18. Cincinnati
19. Cleveland
20. Denver
21. Dallas-Ft. Worth
22. St. Louis
23. Seattle-Tacoma
24. Pittsburgh
25. Portland, Ore.

Cant believe Jackson MS didnt make this list.

**gozling** · 05-15-07, 12:24 PM

ROFLMAO...
i would have to nod my head yes....
at least once a week I write a ticket to someone who gave me the middle finger while I am in my PATROL CAR LOL...

**rob84** · 05-15-07, 12:50 PM

Suprise Suprise, we are number 5.

**Crimebytes2** · 05-15-07, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Cidp24

Miami holds top spot on rude driver list

If you are trying to convince me to forego my dream of living in Miami someday, Cidp24, it aint workin'! Miami is the place to be. Right, goz?

Originally Posted by Cidp24

Cant believe Jackson MS didnt make this list.

I can't believe Omaha, NE didn't make it.

**Beans** · 05-15-07, 12:57 PM

#22 baby! Drivers suck here.

**Buttercup** · 05-15-07, 01:01 PM

The entire state of New Jersey should be number one.

**Cidp24** · 05-15-07, 01:12 PM

Hey BC, I didn't write it, and I think Miami would be a fine place to live. Apparently it's just not a fine place to drive!!

**rob84** · 05-15-07, 01:16 PM

I would be a mean SOB if I had to drive in that damn heat all the time too!

**gozling** · 05-15-07, 01:19 PM

lol it is a great place to live and work....
the stats are fantastic

lol

just remember many used to drive donkeys

**Lizzy** · 05-15-07, 05:10 PM

Anywhere in Rhode Island should be #1. I used to think Boston were the worst....RI takes the cake.

**Sapper_132** · 05-15-07, 06:30 PM

All of the mentioned cities in comparison are near the same size. I'm sure if they broke in down by size comparison other smaller cities would make the list. I would bet Oklahoma City or El Paso TX for number 1.

**JSO85360** · 05-15-07, 06:51 PM

Gotta be bad data...Jacksonville FL didn't make the list, but Tampa did??? I've Lived in Miami, Tampa, and Jax., and Jax has always been the worst as far I see. The problem in Miami is they moved all the roads and exits around on I-95 and everybody is lost! I had a guy pass the car in the left lane by driving in the center/turn lane and swerve back across and get in front of my personal car in the right lane, (in which I was driving in uniform with no tint whatsoever on any of the windows) stop at the light and hang out the drivers side looking back at me and hollered "you got a problem"...I put my car in park and approached him smiling saying "no, but I think you do".

**JSO85360** · 05-15-07, 06:52 PM

Gotta be bad data...Jacksonville FL didn't make the list, but Tampa did??? I've Lived in Miami, Tampa, and Jax., and Jax has always been the worst as far I see. The problem in Miami is they moved all the roads and exits around on I-95 and everybody is lost! I had a guy pass the car in the left lane by driving in the center/turn lane and swerve back across and get in front of my personal car in the right lane, (in which I was driving in uniform with no tint whatsoever on any of the windows) stop at the light and hang out the drivers side looking back at me and hollered "you got a problem"...I put my car in park and approached him smiling saying "no, but I think you do".

**E-man** · 05-15-07, 07:24 PM

Surprise, surprise surprise. Pittsburgh's number 2 BEST drivers...

**Jenna** · 05-15-07, 08:04 PM

Maybe those drivers are just angry at other drivers for contributing to global warming!

**Beans** · 05-15-07, 08:25 PM

Jenna only you would take a driving thread and put a political spin on it.

**JLK** · 05-15-07, 10:20 PM

memphis is not on the list be cause they took the data from licensed drivers. that ruled memphis out.

**JSO85360** · 05-16-07, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Jenna

Maybe those drivers are just angry at other drivers for contributing to global warming!

Why would those drivers be mad at other drivers for contributing to global warming? Now if the pedestrians were attacking drivers at the stoplights, and beating them while screaming "stop polluting my universe!" I could understand...

**Big Al** · 05-16-07, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by gozling

ROFLMAO...

at least once a week I write a ticket to someone who gave me the middle finger while I am in my PATROL CAR LOL...

OK, how many of us have waved the middle finger at someone while on duty in the patrol car??? I have,, just kept it down out of sight.

I have visibly shook my fist at a knucklehead who ran me off of the road while I was on duty.