Road Rage: Expedia Reveals the Worst Drivers

Leah Ginsberg

Don’t let this be you. (Photo: Thinkstock.com)

Victoria Day weekend is less than two weeks away, and for lots of us, that means hitting the highway. Though road trips are one of the best things about summer, the experience can also come with some seriously annoying driving behavior (especially if there’s traffic). Expedia released the results of its 2015 Road Rage Report analyzing driving etiquette. Here are the highlights:

The most hated people on the road are:

 

  • “The texter” (26 per cent of people surveyed hate this driving behavior)

 

 

  • “The tailgater” (close driving annoys 13 per cent of people)

 

 

  • “The left-lane hog” (12 per cent)

 

As for your fellow passengers, these are the worst:

 

  • Back-seat drivers are the most crazy-making (52 per cent of people can’t stand it)

 

 

  • Co-pilots who won’t navigate peeve 12 per cent of people

 

 

  • People who hog the radio (10 per cent)

 

 

  • People who take off their shoes (7 per cent) irk drivers, too

 

And there’s more: A full 97 per cent of people consider themselves “careful” drivers but only think 29 per cent of others rate that way. Meanwhile, 61 per cent of people admit to speeding, 29 percent admit to driving to close to another car, and 25 per cent say they talk on the phone while driving.

Ten per cent of people agree that they are more likely to break the law in a rental car, as opposed to their own.

Twenty-six per cent say they have yelled or cursed at another driver and 17 per cent have made a rude gesture (though 53 per cent say they’ve been on the receiving end). Four per cent of people have actually gotten out of their vehicle to fight with another motorist and 13 per cent have felt threatened by another driver. Forty per cent say they have stopped to help another driver in distress.

Surprisingly, 32 per cent of people still rely on hard copy directions, but 83 per cent have used a map app at some point.

Check out the full report here.