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QuoteWizard ranked Illinois 5th in the country for the best
drivers, scoring well in the least amount of accidents and DUI’s,
but losing points for the number of speeding tickets that are
issued.
“Your drivers like to go a little bit too fast,” said researcher
Nick VinZant. “Illinois had a pretty high number of speeding
tickets for one of the best driving states.”
VinZant said his team also analyzed over 2 million insurance
premiums as part of the study.
“If a location gets a reputation for being a bad driving place
where there is a lot of accidents and a lot of different
dangerous driving behaviors, that can affect everyone’s
insurance so this has large ramifications for not only people
but for entire areas,” said VinZant.
The study ranks New Hampshire as having the best drivers in the
country, followed by West Virginia and Oklahoma.
While Tennessee ranked first in the number of accidents and
second in the number of DUI’s, drivers in neighboring Iowa are
considered the worst in the country. Iowa became the worst by
ranking high in nearly every statistical category in 2021. The
state has the 12th-highest number of accidents, 6th-highest
number of DUI’s, 5th-highest number of speeding tickets and
second-highest number of citations.
Looking at Illinois’ other neighbors, Kentucky ranked 4th
overall, Missouri came in at No. 11 and Indiana ranked 25th
best. Wisconsin was ranked as having the 10th worst drivers in
the country.
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