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Las Vegas in top 10 cities with most aggressive drivers, study says

Posted at 1:12 PM, Mar 12, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-12 16:12:55-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas ranks number 10 on the list of cities with the most aggressive drivers, according to a newly-released study from GasBuddy.

The company compiled data from its Drives feature in the GasBuddy app, examining the top 30 metropolitan areas by population as defined by the United States Census Bureau from Nov. 2018 - Feb. 2019.

The study looked at the frequency of an aggressive event while driving, such as speeding, hard braking or accelerating.

TOP 10 CITIES WITH THE MOST AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS:
1. Los Angeles
2. Philadelphia
3. Sacramento, Calif.
4. Atlanta
5. San Francisco
6. San Diego
7. Orlando, Fla.
8. Detroit
9. Austin, Texas
10. Las Vegas

The report also showed the most frequent aggressive driving habit is hard braking, and drivers are 1.2x more likely to encounter aggressive driving on a Friday than on a Wednesday.

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