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With Memorial Day just around the corner, this weekend marks the start of the summer driving season. An estimated 30 million Americans are expected to take the roads these days, so expect a whole lot of slow traffic and less than courteous driving behaviors. So what should you expect?
According to Expedia's 2014 Road Rage Report, 69 percent of American motorists rank texting and driving as the most dangerous and aggravating driving behaviour, followed by the too close for comfort tailgaters (60 percent) and multi-taskers (57 percent).
The aforementioned three biggest offenders are joined by the lane drifters (43 percent), masochists that seem to find pleasure in driving well below the speed limit (39 percent), people that fail to signal before turning or changing lanes (38 percent), left-lane hoggers (32 percent), those who don't let other drivers merge (30 percent) and boy racers (27 percent).
The top 10 list of driving behaviors ranked as being the most annoying or offensive is completed by 'the Honker' (18 percent), drivers who do not give a wave or gesture of thanks (13 percent) and those who inch ever closer to the light when red (12 percent). On the whole, it seems like distraction is the most infurating feature of the American motorist. Not surprisingly, the rudest drivers are found in the largest cities, while 55 percent of motorists admit to have used their mobile phones at lease once while driving their vehicles.
The study also points out that 62 percent of Americans believe 16 is too young to drive, 57 percent of women claim to know how to change a flat tire, the spouse or partner is the favored road trip companion, chips are the top road trip snack and classic rock is the preferred music, followed by country, golden oldies, top hits, pop, hip hop and heavy metal.
The Expedia 2014 Road Rage Report has been conducted between April 29th and May 5th by globally integrated strategic insights firm Northstar, surveying 1,001 adult Americans that hold a valid U.S. driver's license.
The aforementioned three biggest offenders are joined by the lane drifters (43 percent), masochists that seem to find pleasure in driving well below the speed limit (39 percent), people that fail to signal before turning or changing lanes (38 percent), left-lane hoggers (32 percent), those who don't let other drivers merge (30 percent) and boy racers (27 percent).
The top 10 list of driving behaviors ranked as being the most annoying or offensive is completed by 'the Honker' (18 percent), drivers who do not give a wave or gesture of thanks (13 percent) and those who inch ever closer to the light when red (12 percent). On the whole, it seems like distraction is the most infurating feature of the American motorist. Not surprisingly, the rudest drivers are found in the largest cities, while 55 percent of motorists admit to have used their mobile phones at lease once while driving their vehicles.
The study also points out that 62 percent of Americans believe 16 is too young to drive, 57 percent of women claim to know how to change a flat tire, the spouse or partner is the favored road trip companion, chips are the top road trip snack and classic rock is the preferred music, followed by country, golden oldies, top hits, pop, hip hop and heavy metal.
The Expedia 2014 Road Rage Report has been conducted between April 29th and May 5th by globally integrated strategic insights firm Northstar, surveying 1,001 adult Americans that hold a valid U.S. driver's license.
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