mad about driving

Rage

against

operators of the

machine

Albertans arent the angriest drivers, but theyre not as chilled as those in Quebec,
a new survey commissioned by autoTRADER.ca finds. In the poll, Canadians from
B.C. to the Maritimes admitted to some bad habits, experiencing road
rage, and also ranked their biggest pet peeves behind the wheel.
Heres how it breaks down:

by province
The question, as posed by
autoTRADER.ca, answered
by 1,500 Canadians:

Do you have road rage?

Those who answered yes:

pet peeves

#1

Texting and talking

while driving (30% cant stand this)

#2
#3
#4

Driving speed (25%)

BUT 15% of Canadians surveyed said they do text

while driving and 36% at least sometimes talk

44%

b.c.

43%

alta.

46%

Tailgaters (20%)

n.l.

man.

45%

sask.

47%

Dont go too fast, but dont go to slow!

82%

50%

of British
Columbians
surveyed said
they speed

of Canadians admitted
to disobeying
traffic signs

Q
kyla sergejew/calgary sun graphics

45%

48%

of Albertans
said they talk
on the phone
while driving

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79%

ont.

48%

People who dont signal (18%)

Over

atlantic
provinces

of Manitobans
would honk if
someone cut
them off

que.

30%

p.e.i.

n.b.

61%

n.s.

of New
Brunswickers
admitted to
having road
rage

of Saskatchewanians
also said theyre
speeders
mike drew/calgary sun