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June 17, 2009 Flippin' New York, top of road rage listPosted: 06:36 AM ET
Morning Express meteorologist Bob Van Dillen So, according to this study, New York City has the most road rage: big whoop. Everybody knows that if you've ever taken the bridge or tunnel into one of the five boroughs. Growing up on the Jersey side of the Hudson, I can tell you that in the early 90s it was like a Mad Max movie once you emerged from the Lincoln Tunnel onto Dyer Ave (they don't call it that for nothing!) Horns, fingers out the window, shaking fists, the works. One guy I work with at HLN, from Atlanta, told me a great story. He was in a cab, the light turns green but some other guy blocks the intersection because he couldn't get through in time. The cabby pulls behind him, opens his window, and pulls out a hammer. With 3 good whacks he dents up the guy's trunk. "He knows the deal," he says to my friend in the back seat. Granted that was about fifteen years ago, but apparently things haven’t changed much in the big apple. Road rage isn't just for NYC, I've seen it in Philly too. Leaving a Flyers game at the old Spectrum, I was cut off and yelled at at least a dozen times. I think the Rangers bumper sticker put a target on my back, but whatever. It made me aggressive and brought me down to the disgruntled fans' level. My finger never got more exercise. I lived in Syracuse for a while too, and some people would tailgate the person ahead even with 3 feet of snow on the ground. I do have a problem with Atlanta being on the worst list though. I live here now, and the people couldn't be nicer. I watched a guy sit through a green light and not move, and nobody even honked. When the light turned green again and he didn't move, I was the only one to blare my horn to get him going, and that worked. I guess that means I'm the biggest jerk in town! Posted by: Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen |
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