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Survey Ranks Seattle Low On 'Road Rage'

Posted: 9:34 am PDT May 16, 2006Updated: 9:40 am PDT May 16, 2006

A road rage survey lists Seattle among the cities with relatively nice drivers.

Nashville, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Atlanta also rated well in the survey.

The report by AutoVantage says Miami is the worst, with drivers who frequently speed, tailgate and cut off other drivers.

Miami is followed closely in the road rage survey by Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles and Boston.

AutoVantage is an automobile membership club that offers travel service and roadside assistance to drivers. It's based in Norwalk, Connecticut, and owned by Nashville-based Affinion Group.

Here are the cities with the most and least road rage in its first "In the Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey."

Cities with the worst road rage:
  • Miami
  • Phoenix
  • New York
  • Los Angeles
  • Boston
  • Cities with the least amount of road rage:
  • Minneapolis
  • Nashville
  • St. Louis
  • Seattle
  • Atlanta
  • Other cities surveyed:
    Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington/Baltimore.