When you're getting cut off in traffic or stuck behind a dawdler, you may be convinced you're surrounded with the country's worst drivers. But are you?
CarInsuranceComparison.com, an auto insurance comparison website, recently compiled data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Motorists Association and Mothers Against Drunk Drivers to rank all 50 states and the District of Columbia by those with the worst drivers.
There are five categories for each score, including:
- Fatalities rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled
- Failure to obey (traffic signals, seat belts)
- Drunk driving
- Tickets
- Careless driving
CarInsuranceComparison.com translated this information into a single score. The higher the score, the worse the state's drivers. For example, the state with the most careless driving, Florida, got a 51 on the scale (District of Columbia is included in the rankings). The higher the score in each category, the worse the drivers, and the higher your state's car insurance rates could be.
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