Massachusetts
Which Massachusetts City Was Named Rudest Drivers in the State?
Massachusetts residents are known to have some pretty wild reputations, whether it be our rabid sports fans or that sweet accent (which really only a very small percentage of us actually have) nothing quite defines us like our drivers.
While New York might have the reputation of being the worst driver in the U.S., I’d like to argue a strong case for the fact that Massholes (hey, it’s in the Oxford Dictionary) take the cake.
Listen, everyone has a bad day. Maybe they’re running late? And people (myself included) are equally distracted. I get it, but it seems like more often than not, Massachusetts residents are driving like idiots.
Even my short ten-minute commute home from work makes me want to murder people. Ok, maybe that’s extreme, but drivers who won’t get their heads out of you know where make me crazy.
To answer that question we took a look at a study from Insurify put together calling out the cities with the worst drivers from each state. They took a look at insurance claims and driver records and dubbed cities “the worst” based on the following infractions:
- Failure to yield (right of way, failure to yield to another vehicle
- Failure to stop violations (failure to stop for a red light, school bus, or stop sign)
- Passing where prohibited
- Tailgating
- Street racing
- Hit-and-runs
Which City in Massachusetts Has the Worst Drivers?
The city of Lowell was deemed the rudest in Massachusetts. According to Insurify, 42.34 per 1,000 people have been ticketed for one of the above violations, which is 55% ruder than the state average.
What City Has the Rudest Drivers in the County?
The same study found that residents of Citrus Heights, California are the rudest in the U.S. with 59.68 per 1,000 of their drivers having committed violations.
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Massachusetts
MA Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch Tuesday Night
MASSACHUSETTS — The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for almost all of Massachusetts, warning of the possibility Tuesday evening of tornadoes, hail and high winds.
A line of storms will swing rapidly across New England from the northeast, according to the weather service. The severe thunderstorm watch will be in effect until 1 a.m. Wednesday.
“Primary threats include scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible. Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible. A tornado or two possible,” the NWS Storm Prediction Center said in a Tuesday afternoon forecast.
A severe thunderstorm watch means that residents should be on alert for potential severe weather. But patches of nasty weather were already popping up Tuesday evening.
The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for areas around Greenfield, warning of 60 mph winds and hail.
Severe weather may also be a possibility on Wednesday evening. The entire state east of Worcester has a level 1 “marginal” risk of severe weather tomorrow evening.
Massachusetts
How Many Days Will You Need AC In Milford This Summer?
MILFORD, MA — Milford residents are running their air conditions more often than in the previous two decades to remain comfortable during hot summer days, according to an interactive map and analysis from The Washington Post.
And it’s only going to get worse, according to projections through the year 2060. In Milford, here’s how heat indices and actual air temperatures have changed and are projected to change:
- 1981-2000: 62 summer days requiring air conditioning, with an average heat index of 68 degrees and average air temperature of 68 degrees.
- 2001-2022: 68 summer days requiring air conditioning, an increase of six days with an average heat index of 70 degrees and an average air temperature of 70 degrees.
- Projected for 2060: 83 summer days requiring air conditioning, with a projected average heat index of 77 degrees and air temperature of 75 degrees.
The analysis is based on the heat index, the feel-like temperature that combines the air temperature and relative humidity, rather than air temperature alone. A 65-degree Fahrenheit daily mean temperature was used to capture cooling needs throughout the day in cities nationwide.
The Post cited 2022 research in setting the 65-degree heat index threshold to determine air conditioning requirements. Any day surpassing that threshold was counted as a day requiring air conditioning for all locations annually, The Post said. The news outlet was assisted in the analysis by Colin Raymond, a UCLA research scientist. For the projected 2060 period, The Post used forecast air temperature and specific humidity from the NASA Center for Climate Simulation.
This year has so far been the hottest summer on record for millions of Americans from California to Maine as heat records fall around the country, especially in the U.S. Southwest as the world grows hotter with more greenhouse gasses added to the atmosphere.
Massachusetts residents can expect the rest of the summer to most likely feature above-average temperatures, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.
During this week’s heat wave, temperatures should peak on Wednesday — when heat indices could be at 100 or above — before dropping back into the 80s on Thursday.
Since record-keeping began, some of the hottest temperatures worldwide have been seen in the last 10 to 15 years. Randall Cerveny, a professor at Arizona State University, told The Associated Press the heat records are the clearest possible signal that humans are altering the climate.
In addition to the U.S. Southwest, Temperatures in India and the Middle East have been exceedingly hot this year, he said.
“It feels like the air is a blanket of just hotness that is enveloping you,” he said of the heat, which killed at least 37 people in the United States in July, CNN reported.
It’s been the hottest summer on record to date for around 100 US cities from Maine to California. Heat is suspected in the deaths of least 37 people in the United States in July, a number experts said is likely underestimated due to the amount of time it takes to attribute a death to heat, nature’s most prolific weather killer.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
Massachusetts
4 injured including 1-year-old, following I-91 crash in West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – Authorities have revealed four people have been transported to a hospital after crash on Sunday.
According to Massachusetts State Police, at around 3 p.m. troopers were on scene for reports of a two-vehicle crash on Route 91 at Exit 10B in West Springfield.
The crash occurred between a 2013 Toyota Corolla operated by 29-year-old from Chicopee and a 2019 Toyota Rav4 operated by a 27 year-old from Springfield.
Officials confirmed the Toyota Rav4 had three other passengers including a 1-year-old infant.
All four occupants involved in the crash were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Police said charges and cause are not yet listed but it does state a vehicle “went over the guardrail.”
Western Mass News will provide more details as soon as they become available.
Copyright 2024. Western Mass News (WGGB/WSHM). All rights reserved.
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