Worst drivers?

WDWFREAK53

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Well...here it is peeps...

http://www.cartrackers.com/Buyers_Guide/Consumer_Advice/Safety/PID.27033.8222948101.1.html

WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The third annual consumer safe driving survey, commissioned by TheSteelAlliance, gives Boston an F -- making it the most unsafe of all cities surveyed. Seven other major cities -- Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C., earned grades ranging from "A" to "D."

TheSteelAlliance Safety Grade provides a ranking for each city surveyed, comparing the safety of drivers across the U.S. by assessing the percentage of aggressive driving acts that have been committed in the past month (at the time the survey was conducted). Grades for the 2001 survey are as follows:

TheSteelAlliance 2001 Safety Grade

City Grade
Boston F
Chicago B
Cleveland A
Dallas B
Detroit A
Los Angeles C
Miami D
Washington, DC D

Boston drivers are the most unsafe of all the cities surveyed -- 66% of Bostonians rate their city as an unsafe place to drive, versus 37% nationally. More than half (55%) of those surveyed in Boston felt their fellow drivers were more rude than drivers in other cities. In the past month (at the time the survey was conducted), drivers in this city were more likely than their national counterparts to have personally flashed high beams (14% vs. 9%), made rude gestures (13% vs. 9%), driven over the speed limit (70% vs. 55%), honked their horn (41% vs. 29%) or talked on a cell phone while driving (46% vs. 39%). Safety Grade: F

After receiving an F for their driving safety grade last year, Cleveland drivers cleaned up their act. Clevelanders were most likely (compared to those surveyed in other major cities) to say that driving in their city is
safe -- only 11% say it is less safe than other cities. Driving acts such as making rude gestures, driving over the speed limit, double parking and/or driving through a yellow light all ranked lower as aggressive or dangerous driving behaviors in Cleveland than the national average. Safety Grade: A
 

Pumbas Nakasak

Heading for the great escape.
Originally posted by garyhoov
I thought about putting my vote in for Philadelphia, but then I thought about it. The worst drivers, without question: Italy

Rules are completely meaningless in Italy. Right of way goes to whoever can make the most extreme hand gestures.

While Id say that ive experienced my share of bad drivers on your side of the water, I agree with Gary that the Italians have made bad driving a national pastime.

I was traveling down the 4 lane Naples ring-road only problem was there were 7 lanes of cars. Red light means accelerate before something hits you.

But worse than that are the drivers in the Balkans. Clapped out cars, no road sense (or just no sense period), police more corrupt than a 20 year old floppy, and roads that have not been fixed or de-mined since the end of hostilities.
 

mkt

When a paradise is lost go straight to Disney™
Premium Member
Originally posted by Pumbas Nakasak
Clapped out cars, no road sense (or just no sense period), police more corrupt than a 20 year old floppy, and roads that have not been fixed or de-mined since the end of hostilities.

heh.. sounds like Detroit with mountains..
 

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