MSNBC Taps Gerry Matthews for Road Rage Story
Ever feel like you're surrounded by the rudest drivers in the country, or at least the state, as you make your way across the Queen City? In an MSNBC story on road rage, professor Gerry Matthews, Psychology, shares thoughts on keeping your blood pressure down during your commute. For the second consecutive year, MSNBC reports, Miami drivers earned the city the title of worst road rage in a survey released this week. And Cincinnati rates, too, coming in at 18th in the Top 25 and followed by Cleveland. Other cities near the top of the rude drivers list were New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
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