When it comes to the worst type of driver in America, everyone seems to have their own idea, including myself. In Illinois, I personally think it's this type of person.
An Illinois gas station turned into a scene from a wild west movie when gunfire started in broad daylight after a man was apparently cut off in the parking lot.
I've never attended a training class for ride-sharing drivers, but I've got to believe that "Don't pull a gun on people" is one of things discussed before you hit the road.
17% of your waking hours (about 18 hours) are spent behind the wheel of a car each and every week if you're an average American. However, sharing the roads with lots of high-risk drives makes it seem like a lot more.
Today's my day to talk to you about driving here in Illinois. Earlier this morning, I posted some analysis of summer road trips that has Illinois ranked as the 16th worst state for summer travel (click here for that report). As soon as I finished up that post, I got an email from Expedia that gives a few numbers from their Road Rage 2016 Report. Not surprisingly, Chicago gets the nod for rudeness
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Be careful who you direct your road rage toward. It might be the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
From Healthday:
Although no agency keeps official statistics on road rage events across the country, reports of so-called "aggressive driving" incidents have increased by about 7 percent each year since 1990, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety...