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NEW YORK - New York has overtaken Miami to be voted the U.S. city with the angriest and most aggressive drivers, according to a survey on road rage released on Tuesday.
Miami topped the annual poll for the last four years but voters in 25 major metropolitan areas gave New Yorkers the prize for angriest, most aggressive drivers who tailgate, speed, honk their horns, overreact and lose their tempers.
The response of New Yorkers to bad drivers also helped push the city into the top slot for road rage.
"New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms. They were most likely to lay on the horn and they were most likely to make some sort of obscene gesture," said Michael Bush, of the marketing and consulting company Affinion Group, which commissioned the survey.
Dallas/Fort Worth came in second as the worst road rage city followed by Detroit, Atlanta and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Miami ranked a distant seventh.
Baltimore, Sacramento and Pittsburgh rounded out the top five cities with the most pleasant drivers.
Portland and Cleveland were voted to have the most courteous, considerate drivers.
"The real surprise to me is that there is no geographic way to break down road rage," Bush told Reuters. "It is very much on a city-by-city basis, as opposed to geographic area."
Talking on a cell phone was the behavior that irked motorists the most, with 84 percent of people citing it as the behavior most likely to incite road rage.
Driving too fast, tailgating, and eating and texting behind the wheel also caused stress and incited road rage.
Nearly 50 percent of the 2,518 people who took part in the AutoVantage Road Rage Survey also said other drivers frequently cut across the road without notice.
More than 25 percent of people in the telephone poll reported seeing drivers putting on make-up, shaving and reading while behind the wheel. A quarter said slamming on the brakes and running red lights sent their tempers flaring.
Detroit and San Francisco had the most text-happy drivers, while Miami won the distinction as the city where people were most likely to shave, read or put on make-up while driving.
Most people, 43 percent, reacted to bad driving by honking the horn. But 36 percent resorted to cursing, 13 percent waved their fists or arms and 10 percent made an obscene gesture.
Seven percent were so angry they called the police and one percent admitted they had slammed into the car in front of them.
"In Washington, D.C., four percent of drivers admitted to slamming into another driver," said Bush. "They stand out in that one particular category."
#10- San Diego, Califorina
In the Driver’s Seat Road Rage Survey, commissioned by AutoVantage, has ranked the least courteous drivers by city. San Diego is this year's 10th least courteous city in terms of road rage compared to 24 other major American cities. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
#9- Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ranks ninth on the top 10 list, a substantial drop from last year’s sixth most courteous designation. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
#8- Houston, Texas
Drivers in Houston are tied with San Diego for the No. 1 spot in terms of seeing others drive too fast every day. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
#7- Miami, Florida
For the first time in four years, Miami has been unseated as the least courteous city. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
#6- Phoenix, Arizona
Drivers in Phoenix tied Cincinnati as most likely to report sending text messages and e-mails and/or using their BlackBerrys while driving every day. (AP Photo/Matt York)
#5- Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
Twin City drivers ranked No. 1 as most likely to report eating or drinking while behind the wheel every day and the second most likely to admit to driving too close to the car in front of them. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella)
#4- Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ranked No. 1 (tied with San Diego) as the most likely to see other motorists slamming on their brakes at the last minute and No. 2 for seeing other motorists run red lights and cutting into other lines without warning. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)
#3- Detroit, Michigan
Drivers in Detroit (tied with New York and Sacramento) ranked No. 1 as most likely to make an obscene gesture in response to rude or aggressive driving. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
#2- Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth drivers ranked high for several road rage-inducing behaviors: No. 1 for admitting talking on cell phones behind the wheel, No. 1 for confessing to tailgating and No. 1 for cutting people off with little or no warning. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
#1- New York City, New York
New York has overtaken Miami to be voted the U.S. city with the angriest and most aggressive drivers. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
New York Drivers Named Most Aggressive, Angry in U.S. | Comcast.net
#10 San Diego | America's Most Agressive Drivers Revealed | Comcast.net
That's very interesting to see that >.>
Miami topped the annual poll for the last four years but voters in 25 major metropolitan areas gave New Yorkers the prize for angriest, most aggressive drivers who tailgate, speed, honk their horns, overreact and lose their tempers.
The response of New Yorkers to bad drivers also helped push the city into the top slot for road rage.
"New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms. They were most likely to lay on the horn and they were most likely to make some sort of obscene gesture," said Michael Bush, of the marketing and consulting company Affinion Group, which commissioned the survey.
Dallas/Fort Worth came in second as the worst road rage city followed by Detroit, Atlanta and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Miami ranked a distant seventh.
Baltimore, Sacramento and Pittsburgh rounded out the top five cities with the most pleasant drivers.
Portland and Cleveland were voted to have the most courteous, considerate drivers.
"The real surprise to me is that there is no geographic way to break down road rage," Bush told Reuters. "It is very much on a city-by-city basis, as opposed to geographic area."
Talking on a cell phone was the behavior that irked motorists the most, with 84 percent of people citing it as the behavior most likely to incite road rage.
Driving too fast, tailgating, and eating and texting behind the wheel also caused stress and incited road rage.
Nearly 50 percent of the 2,518 people who took part in the AutoVantage Road Rage Survey also said other drivers frequently cut across the road without notice.
More than 25 percent of people in the telephone poll reported seeing drivers putting on make-up, shaving and reading while behind the wheel. A quarter said slamming on the brakes and running red lights sent their tempers flaring.
Detroit and San Francisco had the most text-happy drivers, while Miami won the distinction as the city where people were most likely to shave, read or put on make-up while driving.
Most people, 43 percent, reacted to bad driving by honking the horn. But 36 percent resorted to cursing, 13 percent waved their fists or arms and 10 percent made an obscene gesture.
Seven percent were so angry they called the police and one percent admitted they had slammed into the car in front of them.
"In Washington, D.C., four percent of drivers admitted to slamming into another driver," said Bush. "They stand out in that one particular category."
#10- San Diego, Califorina
In the Driver’s Seat Road Rage Survey, commissioned by AutoVantage, has ranked the least courteous drivers by city. San Diego is this year's 10th least courteous city in terms of road rage compared to 24 other major American cities. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
#9- Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ranks ninth on the top 10 list, a substantial drop from last year’s sixth most courteous designation. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
#8- Houston, Texas
Drivers in Houston are tied with San Diego for the No. 1 spot in terms of seeing others drive too fast every day. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
#7- Miami, Florida
For the first time in four years, Miami has been unseated as the least courteous city. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
#6- Phoenix, Arizona
Drivers in Phoenix tied Cincinnati as most likely to report sending text messages and e-mails and/or using their BlackBerrys while driving every day. (AP Photo/Matt York)
#5- Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
Twin City drivers ranked No. 1 as most likely to report eating or drinking while behind the wheel every day and the second most likely to admit to driving too close to the car in front of them. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella)
#4- Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ranked No. 1 (tied with San Diego) as the most likely to see other motorists slamming on their brakes at the last minute and No. 2 for seeing other motorists run red lights and cutting into other lines without warning. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)
#3- Detroit, Michigan
Drivers in Detroit (tied with New York and Sacramento) ranked No. 1 as most likely to make an obscene gesture in response to rude or aggressive driving. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
#2- Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth drivers ranked high for several road rage-inducing behaviors: No. 1 for admitting talking on cell phones behind the wheel, No. 1 for confessing to tailgating and No. 1 for cutting people off with little or no warning. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
#1- New York City, New York
New York has overtaken Miami to be voted the U.S. city with the angriest and most aggressive drivers. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
New York Drivers Named Most Aggressive, Angry in U.S. | Comcast.net
#10 San Diego | America's Most Agressive Drivers Revealed | Comcast.net
That's very interesting to see that >.>
so Too bad that we won't have proof based on native nyc drivers. 
how can you tell if drivers lives in NYC or LI.
they own old cars going to nyc as well. The problem is that lots of them used to live in NYC and moved to LI but going to NYC for job or social time.