BALTIMORE, MD—A new national study has identified the three most passive-aggressive roadways in Maryland, highlighting how routine traffic congestion can give rise to petty, slow-burning driver behaviors that heighten commuter stress.
The survey of 3,011 motorists, conducted by return-to-duty support firm American River Wellness, named Rockville Pike in Montgomery County, York Road in Towson, and Ritchie Highway in Anne Arundel County as the state’s top corridors for everyday driving discourtesy.
Unlike full-blown road rage, researchers noted that passive-aggressive driving manifests through subtler, transactional behaviors. These include drivers deliberately closing gaps when a turn signal is activated, sitting stubbornly in the passing lane, creeping forward to block intersections, or pretending not to see other motorists attempting to pull out of side streets…