tampa drivers are middle of the rude

May 15, 2008 | tommy | Leave your thoughts!

For the last three years, AutoVantage has measured road rage for America’s biggest cities, and then listed those with the rudest drivers along with the nicest.

In 2006, Miami had the rudest drivers in the nation.  In 2007, Miami had the rudest drivers in the nation.  In 2008, Miami has the rudest drivers in the nation.

In 2006, Minneapolis had the nicest drivers, while the most considerate drivers were found in Portland in 2007.  This year, Pittsburgh beat out Portland for title of most courteous.

Believe it or not, Tampa’s drivers were ranked 10th nicest in 2007 (Tampa wasn’t included in the 2006 list).  But they fixed the calculations in 2008, and found that Tampa has the 9th rudest drivers in the US (tied with Dallas).

We’ll get to the reasons why Tampa ranked there in the next post.  In the meantime, check out the 2008 Road Rage National Results.

Rudest:

  1. Miami
  2. Boston
  3. New York
  4. Baltimore
  5. Washington, D.C.
  6. Atlanta
  7. Los Angeles
  8. Phoenix, Ariz.
  9. Dallas and Tampa, Fla. (tied)

Most Considerate:

  1. Pittsburgh
  2. Portland, Ore.
  3. Seattle
  4. Minneapolis
  5. Cleveland
  6. Cincinnati
  7. Sacramento, Calif.
  8. Chicago
  9. San Diego
  10. San Francisco

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