Last week on the radio we were talking about who we thought were the worst out of state drivers. Many people called in and said Ohio and New York. Well, there was an actual study done by Clever Move and Florida is the state with the worst drivers in America. Three Florida cities are in the top 5. I live in the Tampa area, and yes we are on the list.
According to the Clever More website they determined which cities had the worst drivers in 2023, by using these 8 weighted multiple metrics:
1. 1x: Average yearly vehicle insurance premiums in the state
2. 2x: Days of precipitation every year
3. 3x: Average annual traffic deaths per 100,000 residents
4. 3x: Average annual alcohol-related traffic deaths per 100,000 residents.
5. 1x: Percentage of uninsured
6. 1x: Auto repair shops per 100,000 residents
7. 1x: Allstate’s best drivers rank
8. 1x: Google Trends for “DUI”
Below are the top 5 cities that have the worst drivers in America. Before looking, what Florida City do you believe is number one?
5. Nashville,Tennessee
Nashville comes in at number 5 on this list. 23.70% of drivers in Nashville are uninsured. Nashville has more uninsured drivers than any city in the top 5.
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4. Tampa, Florida
So many people have moved to Tampa over the past couple of years and I would say most of our bad drivers are from out of state. Tampa has very high insurance premiums. According to study it cost $3,459 per year.
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3. Orlando, Florida
Orlando Comes in at number 3 on the list. Out of the top 5 cities they have the highest number of days with precipitation. Bad weather causes bad driving. Last year they had 130 days of precipitation.
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2. Louisville, Kentucky
According to this study, they have 18.3 Auto repair shops per 100,000 residents. Louisville also has a low score of 4.70 when it comes to the publics perception of drivers in this city.
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1. Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the city with the worst drivers in America. They have the highest number of alcohol related driving deaths, with 2.9 per 100K residents. That is 66% more than the average in this study.
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