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It has been said that Miami area has the largest concentration of discourteous drivers. Living in the area for the past couple of years, I'd have to admit that the driving experience in the Miami area is the worst I have seen, perhaps even worse than LA. The discourteous drivers trying to get just a few car lengths ahead will wedge themselves into the safety cushion that should exist between following vehicles and force safer drivers to brake to re-establish the safety cushion. Perhaps these unsafe drivers are being frustrated by a similar unsafe driver a mile ahead of them, which initially caused the traffic slow-down. Other drivers frustrated about not being able to enter the passing lane, instead choose to remain in the passing lane, even if not overtaking another vehicle. This can create a moving roadblock and increase the frustration and risk-taking by impatient drivers.