New study finds Alaska among best for auto travel while southern states among the worst
When you consider the numbers, car travel is critical to the industry. Americans take 1.1 billion trips a day, according to the National Household Travel Survey. So what’s the best and worst states to take these trips?
Alaska and Utah, largest western states with wide-open roads, emerged as among the best-rated states for driving. Good driving states also include some New England states such as Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The later three scored high in having low accident rates. Rhode island did well with fewer speeding tickets.
The worst states for driving were in the Southeast. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida were cited as the worst states. This came despite their lower gas prices than most of the rest of the country. Accident rates and strict speeding enforcement forced them to the end of the road on the list.
And how did the site base its ratings?
The Car Connection looked at five factors: gas prices, miles driven per capita, speed limits, accident rates and enforcement of speeding laws.
By David Wilkening
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