Survey: Texters, Tailgaters Incite Road Rage Texting while driving and tailgating are the behaviors most likely to elicit road rage from other motorists, the 2014 Road Rage Report from travel site Expedia finds. According to USA Today, some 69 percent of drivers surveyed rated those who text behind the wheel as the worst of the worst for rudeness – or being an outright threat – in traffic. Next comes the ever-present tailgater at 60 percent; multitaskers who try to pile on several activities at once besides driving at 54 percent; those who drift out of their lane at 43 percent; and slow pokes at 39 percent. Some 69 percent of those surveyed say they have been flipped off by a fellow motorist. Only 17 percent say they have delivered the obscene gesture to other drivers, the survey of 1,001 drivers found. As the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day sees a huge spike in the number of drivers on the road, says John Morrey, Expedias general manager, in a statement. The rule, as with airplanes and hotels, is that shared spaces demand decorum and attentiveness. Click here to find out more about the driving behaviors most likely to incite road rage in other drivers.
Posted on: Tue, 20 May 2014 13:25:15 +0000