My peculiar interest in all things Finnish led me to this article about the deteriorating driving conditions in Helsinki. What I found most interesting about the article was that Matti Roine, of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, links the growing problems with economic upturn.

Hard, selfish values raise their ugly head, and people no longer take others into consideration. Self-seeking attitudes are reflected in driving behaviour as well.

Is that a plausible explanation?

Maybe that's partly the reason the Vatican issued their Ten Commandments of Driving.