[B’ Spokes: This story takes place in Staten Island but could just as well be anywhere in Maryland. Some quotes:]
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Minivans, SUVs, small sedans, pickup trucks, cars with crosses dangling from their rear view mirrors and school bumper stickers proudly displayed on the back, even a rickety United States Postal Service truck whizzed past at speeds more appropriate to the Expressway than a street lined by businesses and pedestrian sidewalks.
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It was witching hour in the borough. As the little Mazda continued on with its brazen mission to travel the speed limit, it was on the receiving end of lots of outsize anger and nastiness — behavior that has given the borough its reputation as a home to reckless, thoughtless drivers.
"There are conditions that contribute to the behavior; there are triggers like things that impede progress, traffic obstructions, detours, bad road conditions, traffic," said Jeffrey Deffenbacher, a psychologist at Colorado State University, who conducted studies of road rage and obnoxious driving. "There are huge differences in people. Most people may be frustrated but don’t react with illegal behavior like running lights, or assaultive behavior. But if the environment leads to other people being rude and inconsiderate and cutting people off, that becomes a cue…it stirs the pot."
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People are going nowhere fast.
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https://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/03/staten_island_drivers_going_no.html
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