Looking to take a road trip? Just be careful where you drive.
New York drivers are the nation’s least courteous, according to a new AutoVantage survey. Conversely, Portland, Ore., drivers are the most courteous.
“This survey is another way we assist drivers by revealing the latest driving trends and attitudes to educate and influence safer – and perhaps more courteous – driving habits,” Brad Eggleston, vice president of AutoVantage, said in a news release.
In defining road rage, the survey’s respondents named two attributes: angry drivers (“drivers who overreact and lose their tempers”) and aggressive driving (“including cutting into lanes, tailgating, speeding and honking”).
Key survey statistics include:
- 84 percent daily see someone driving and talking on a cell phone
- 58 percent see aggressive behavior every day
- 43 percent see a driver cutting into a lane without notice see this every day
- 27 percent see a driver multi-tasking
- 22 percent daily see drivers running a red light
Least Courteous Cities
- New York
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Detroit
- Atlanta
- Minneapolis/St. Paul
Most Courteous Cities
- Portland, Ore.
- Cleveland
- Baltimore
- Sacramento
- Pittsburgh
