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As should not come as any surprise to anyone other than to Massachusetts drivers who disbelieve they are good drivers, a recent survey found that Massachusetts is the home of the worst drivers in the United States.
After all, what other state has a name for its bad drivers comparable to “Massholes”?.
At the same time as well as granted, there are plenty of surveys out there, including ones open to touting what a client wants pimped and commonly touted by the Koch Maladministration, this review has merit.
For example, it downplays extreme speeding along with high speed traffic fatalities a bit as metrics.
“Follow my pen (if you can …)”
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After all, traffic and the nature of roads in the Commonwealth make it hard for drivers to speed with impunity as one can readily do in — say — wide open and for the most part flat tundra of North Dakota.
How Massachusetts falls to the bottom of the heap is primarily care of its high rates of accidents, driving under the influence, speeding, and traffic citations.
In particular, Massachusetts suffers an accident rate of 44.4 accidents per 1,000 drivers and is the only state with an accident rater over 40 per 1,000 drivers as Rhode Island and California are tied for second at 39.7 accidents per 1,000.
In turn, is it any wonder that auto insurance companies regularly stop offering coverage in Massachusetts?
With a bit more focus they might have found that Quincy drivers, or at least drivers in Quincy are worse than Massachusetts drivers in general.
Shocking, truly groundbreaking news. Next, they’ll tell us Dunkin’ serves coffee or that Fenway traffic isn’t a leisurely drive through the countryside. Honestly, this feels less like a ranking and more like a coronation. Between the creative interpretation of ‘yield’ signs and the universal belief that blinkers are optional, we’ve earned it. But let’s be real—it’s not that we’re bad drivers; we’re just better at asserting dominance on the road. If you can survive merging onto the Pike during rush hour, you can survive anything. You’re welcome, America.