Qld: Bad roads get Christmas shoppers hot under the collar

AAP General News (Australia)
12-17-2007
Qld: Bad roads get Christmas shoppers hot under the collar

Sweltering summer weather and an inadequate road system have made south-east Queensland
one of the worst places in Australia for Christmas carpark rage.

AAMI's national research shows Queenslanders are among the country's worst for rudeness
in parking areas .. with 69 per cent of drivers saying someone has stolen a park they
were clearly waiting for.

And 87 per cent of Queensland drivers identify traffic congestion as a major cause
of road rage .. with 56 per cent admitting yelling or swearing at another driver for doing
something that was either rude or dangerous.

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KEYWORD: ROADRAGE (BRISBANE)

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