PHOENIX – APRIL 5: Phoenix commuters drive on the I-10 Freeway during the morning commute to work April 5, 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona. A study recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau says the average American commuter spends 200 hours a year driving to and from work. In the Phoenix metropolitan area commuters average more than 224 hours per year or 9.5 days driving to and from work. On average 76 percent of all commuters drive alone. (Photo by Jeff Topping/Getty Images)
Who believes this? The financial tech firm SmartAsset has been ranking the best and worst states for drivers the last four years and Massachusetts is number one for the third year in a row. Mississippi has the worst drivers in the U.S. for the third consecutive year, followed by Nevada and Tennessee.
The stats they look at when they determine this list: percentage of insured drivers, DUI’s, fatal crashes and the frequency of Google searches for speeding tickets.
