New Rankings for Best and Worst Drivers in the United States Released: Where do Minnesota and Wisconsin Fall?
No matter where you go in the country, you're bound to run into bad drivers. A new study finds that not all states are equal in the bad driver category. With that said, where do Minnesota and Wisconsin rank?
Auto insurance website CarInsuranceComparison.com looked at insurance information, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Motorists Association, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving in their statistics. The key categories they examined in the study are:
- Fatalities per capita
- Failure to obey (traffic signals and seat belt laws)
- Drunk driving
- Tickets
- Careless driving
According to the study, Louisiana takes the cake as the state with the worst drivers in the country. Vermont is on the other end of the spectrum, having the best drivers. Minnesota is close to the top with the 4th best overall drivers in the country, while Wisconsin falls in the middle of the pack at 29th best.
10 States With the Best Drivers (Ranked)
- Vermont
- Utah
- New Hampshire
- Minnesota
- Oregon
- Maine
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Iowa
- Massachusetts
10 States With the Worst Drivers (Ranked)
- Louisiana
- South Carolina
- Mississippi
- Texas
- Alabama
- Florida
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Montana
- North Dakota
See the full list of state rankings (here).