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National National Road Rage Survey Ranks Seattle
as 3rd Most Courteous City in U.S.
Norwalk, Conn. - May 13, 2008 - The commute to work can be an unpleasant one for people across the country, but the road is pretty smooth for Seattle/Tacoma drivers.
The third annual In The Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey, commissioned by AutoVantage, a leading national auto club, found that Seattle/Tacoma is the third most courteous region in the country in terms of road rage, compared to 24 other major American markets. That's the same ranking it held last year.
Seattle/Tacoma drivers ranked No. 1 as the least likely to observe other drivers talking on their cell phone (80 percent) and texting, emailing and/or using their BlackBerry (25 percent) while driving every day. At 5 percent, drivers in Seattle/Tacoma are the least likely to wave their fists or arms at another driver in reaction to rude or aggressive behavior.
For the third consecutive year, Miami ranked as the worst city for road rage, while the most courteous city is Pittsburgh. New trends and road rage triggers for 2008: drivers talking on cell phones, eating, drinking, texting and e-mailing.
The In The Driver's Seat 2008 AutoVantage 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,” said Brad Eggleston, vice president of AutoVantage. “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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