"Mad Drivers" Road Conditions Tip by seagoingJLW

Drivers in and around Washington, DC have a "me first" attitude. They will cut you off indiscriminately. They will try not to let you merge. They will cut across two or three lanes at a time on the Beltway.

Be Careful!

Be Alert!

Read this:

"IN THE FOURTH annual survey of rude driving, the Steel Alliance reports that Washington area drivers were the only ones to lower their rudeness grade over the past year. Which means they have a real chance of being as bad as the worst city, Miami.

- The percentage of Washington drivers who believe motorists in their city are ruder than those in other cities is almost identical to the findings of the 2001 survey (40 percent versus 37 percent, respectively).

- This year, 40 percent of Washington, D.C. drivers admitted to having committed four or more aggressive acts in automobiles during the month prior to the survey. In 2001 48 percent of drivers admitted to committing a similar number of aggressive acts.

- Twenty-seven percent of Washington, D.C., drivers say they have double parked, compared to just eight percent of drivers nationally. Failing to yield to merging traffic is another common offense in Washington, D.C. Nineteen percent of drivers say they fail to yield in the capitol city - more than twice the percentage of motorists (7%) who fail to yield nationally. [2002]"

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