When I moved to Baltimore 17 years ago from Chicago I was struck by how epically bad the motorists drive here. Within 2 days I witnessed drivers running stop lights and signs, both day and night, no lights on in the dark, right turns from the left lane and vice versa. It has not improved I'm sad to say. I feel the main reason for this is the fact that the Baltimore Police Department does not bother to enforce the traffic laws. For example I see 18 wheelers regularly driving on surface roads in the city that are not rated to carry the weight of such a large vehicle. There must be a hefty fine for this, but with the police not bothering to "look" . It goes on and on. We will never cure the bigger problems if we continue to ignore the smaller "easier" ones. BTW with the city in such dire financial straights you would think the police would do all they can to raise some fine related revenue, instead of ridiculous union sanctioned overtime.

That's because people in Maryland drive with self centered arrogance. From Richmond VA all the way to Boston MA drivers on the east coast along the 95 corridor are jerks. Even this morning someone was in such a hurry they cut me off while I was on my motorcycle. Why? Because they wanted to hurry up just to find out Light Street was crawling, then they got frustrated and pulled a U-turn.

It is one of the few things I miss about living in Oregon. Drivers that actually let you merge in and don't try to drive over you.

I would find it interesting if someone would do a study between aggressive/rude/mean drivers and then to see if those same people act that way while at work or with their family.