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Our say:Maryland drivers' principal worry keeps taking lives

Published 04/13/07

The chariot race in "Ben-Hur" - particularly as dramatized in the 1959 movie - is the epitome of ancient barbarity. But most motorists are plagued by a not-so-ancient worry: On any given day, they could find themselves sharing an interstate with a driver who thinks he's the 2007 incarnation of Judah Ben-Hur or Messala.

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How worried are Maryland drivers? This week AAA Mid-Atlantic released a survey showing that 42 percent of the Maryland motorists polled think that aggressive drivers are the biggest hazard on the road. This was far more than the percentages chiefly worried about distracted drivers (23 percent) or drunken drivers (19...

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