A website published a study on the best and worst drivers by state in America, and Washington state ranked pretty high on the list. QuoteWizard created a list ranking states from worst (1) to best (50). Researchers said the Evergreen State ranked at No. 8, putting it in the Top 10 for worst drivers.
Wyoming was ranked as No. 1, meaning their drivers were the worst, according to the study. It was followed by Virginia (No. 2) and Colorado (No. 3). QuoteWizard noted that California annually ranks among the worst drivers, as well.
Researchers analyzed over 2 million insurance quotes from QuoteWizard drivers to see which states had the best and worst drivers. They then determined rankings based on composite scores. Four driving incident factors make up these scores: accidents, speeding tickets, DUIs, and citations.
"States considered to have the worst drivers had the highest rates of each incident factor. States considered to have the best drivers had the lowest rates of each incident factor," Adam Johnson wrote, the writer of the article. "What’s great about our best and worst driver study is that we’re using millions of data points to determine where the best and worst really are."
According to the article, West Virginia (No. 50) had the best drivers in America. It was followed by Missouri (No. 49) and Michigan (No. 48). Below are the full rankings from worst to best:
- Wyoming
- Virginia
- Colorado
- New Jersey
- South Dakota
- Vermont
- Maryland
- Washington
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- California
- Delaware
- Nebraska
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Idaho
- Maine
- Utah
- Alaska
- Kansas
- Connecticut
- New York
- Tennessee
- Iowa
- Pennsylvania
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Alabama
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
- Hawaii
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Arizona
- Oklahoma
- Montana
- Nevada
- Kentucky
- Illinois
- Florida
- Texas
- New Mexico
- Michigan
- Missouri
- West Virginia
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