The answer is “No”, according to a new CarInsuranceComparison.com poll. Texas has the third worst drivers in the US. The study was based on drunk driving, failure to obey signals, fatalities and traffic ticket data. Ugh…
I found this study interesting because many of my clients moving to Texas from other parts of the US have complained about the lousy Texas drivers; a complaint I had assumed was exaggerated. I guess they were not exaggerating after all. Texas ranked below Missouri and Louisiana, which made the top of the list. The report also struck a blow to Southern hospitality by noting a trend that Southern states are more dangerous than states up North.
I’ve concluded that my trips to Mexico must have downgraded my driving standards. In which case my next vacation should be spent in Rhode Island which has the safest driver among the 50 states, according to the study. On the other hand, that might not be a good plan. Better to go to Mexico and brush up on your driving survival skills.
Sondra/Oct. 11, 2011
