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Does Rhode Island have the worst drivers in the country? One state is worse, per new study
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Which states have the worst drivers? Rhode Island is one of them, according to a new study.
The online marketplace platform LendingTree released a new study revealing the worst drivers across the country, and Rhode Island took the second spot.
The silver lining is you can still say Massachusetts drivers are worse, as they took the top spot.
The study was compiled based on insurance inquiries from November 2023 to November 2024. Researchers tallied the number of accidents, DUIs, speeding-related incidents and general citations and calculated the total per 1,000 drivers in each state.
Alternatively, other New England states like Vermont and New Hampshire were ranked among the best drivers around the country.
Why does Rhode Island have bad drivers?
Rhode Island has the second worst drivers in the country because it has one of the highest rates of driving-related incidents, at 60.6 incidents per 1,000 drivers between November 2023 and November 2024.
The only state with a higher rate, Massachusetts, has 61.1 incidents per 1,000 drivers.
Rhode Island has the second-highest accident rate, at 39.7, tying with California.
The Ocean State also ties with Wisconsin for the 13th-highest DUI rate, at 1.9.
As for speeding-related incidents, Rhode Island ties with Hawaii as the 28th-worst at a rate of 2.4 incidents per 1,000 drivers.
Which states have the worst drivers?
These are the states with the worst drivers, according to LendingTree:
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- California
- District of Columbia
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Washington
- Maryland
- North Dakota
- Utah
Which states have the best drivers?
These states have the lowest number of driving-related incidents per 1,000 drivers, making them the best drivers:
- Arkansas
- Michigan
- Vermont
- Kentucky
- Oklahoma
- Alaska
- West Virginia
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Mississippi