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Survey Finds Miami the Worst Road Rage City







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 in May.

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

Data provided by The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety





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.

[KenP]

Aren't you trying to sell a couple of homes there?

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Originally Posted by KenP

Aren't you trying to sell a couple of homes there?

Yeah, but no one on this forum is going to buy them, so...honesty pays

Should have sold them in 2004 or 2005.

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

MY crystal balls had not matured yet....

But I assume you bought them for cheap many years ago. Don't get greedy. Price them right and they will sell.

[SnakeH2]

Dude....You're reposting your own post

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ighlight=miami

I guess your memory was the second thing to go

[BigPoppa1411]

[Hmmm2]

No, MIAMI actually was chosen #1 again for rudeness this year! RYD posted the the NEW story shown in yesterdays papers .. it was almost word for word to the last go around. I agree with Miami being voted #1 for road rudeness. I had lived there for years commuting on U.S.1 to downtown watching people screaming profanities in Spanish (Cuban-version), eating media noches <spelling?> sandwiches, peeling fruit with their teeth while they were driving, crossing lanes while NEVER looking .. it was like driving bumper cars on a highway. So glad to be away, although L.A. offers other driving challenges.

[PhuongHoang]

RYD was never rude to me. He offered me candy and a ride home. He is my world. Not Florida.

[wpage]

The USCG saltpeter has left RYD bloodstream.

[SnakeH2]

Originally Posted by Hmmm3

No, MIAMI actually was chosen #1 again for rudeness this year! RYD posted the the NEW story shown in yesterdays papers .. it was almost word for word to the last go around. I agree with Miami being voted #1 for road rudeness. I had lived there for years commuting on U.S.1 to downtown watching people screaming profanities in Spanish (Cuban-version), eating media noches <spelling?> sandwiches, peeling fruit with their teeth while they were driving, crossing lanes while NEVER looking .. it was like driving bumper cars on a highway. So glad to be away, although L.A. offers other driving challenges.

Wrong my friend. Read a little closer. First posting was in May when the survey came out. This new posting references the May release.

[Hmmm2]

Originally Posted by SnakeH2

Wrong my friend. Read a little closer. First posting was in May when the survey came out. This new posting references the May release.

Sorry Snake, you're right. I just re-read the article again. Must have been a slow news day for them to repeat the story a couple of months later. I read it as new yesterday .. didn't catch the May reference.

[KenP]

His memory is the second thing to go. Sorry Phuonggy.