Value of surveys?

Ok, here is something that I just from smiles and giggles broke my face.

It also points out the fact of how far I am away from normal perceptions. Idaho with the rudest drivers. I thought, huh. I would have picked PA or CA which came in 37th and 17th respectively.

http://www.insure.com/car-insurance/rud ... state.html

Despite its No. 1 ranking for rude driving, Idaho car insurance premiums are among the lowest in the nation, according to Insure.com's 2014 study of insurance rates.

Just what I consider funny,
T2M

Having lived in both places, I was not surprised that Florida drivers are ruder than Texas drivers. However, to understand any survey you must look at the methodology. "Rudeness" is a subjective definition, and deriving it from the anecdotal evidence of 2,000 people out of a couple hundred million licensed drivers is problematical. Did they only include moving "violations", or did they also consider acts like non-disabled folks parking in disabled spots? (That's a red button for me, as my wife is a 100% disabled veteran.) Also, consider who's most likely to respond to such a survey -- people who already have a negative view of other drivers. You can Google "survey bias" for plentiful examples of why surveys don't mean what they seem to mean.