New Study Says CT Ranks Top 10 For States With Worst Drivers, Everything You Need to Know

Forbes just released the results of their bad driving study and Connecticut was a standout, not in a good way. The folks at Forbes analyzed metrics from each state to develop a list of the worst driving states in America.

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They examined things like:

• Speeding
• Tailgating
• Eating While Driving
• Speeding in a School Zone
• Driving Under the Influence
• Cutting Someone Off

When all was said and done, the determined the Connecticut is the 7th Worst Driving State in the Nation, here are the Top 10:

10. West Virginia

9. Kansas

8. Vermont

7. Connecticut 

6. North Dakota

5. Alaska

4. Wyoming

3. New Mexico

2. Oregon

1. Hawaii

They also came up with a comprehensive list of takeaways about Connecticut drivers and they painted a clear picture, we suck. Here is some of what they found.

Connecticut score: 88.39 out of 100

The conduct of some Connecticut motorists suggests they may need a refresher on driving etiquette.

The Constitution State ranks among the top 10 in nine bad-driving categories. Most notably, it ties as the worst state for speeding in a school zone, with 4% of drivers there self-reporting they’ve done this.

But the bad-driving road doesn’t end there. The eight other categories where Connecticut drivers fare poorly are:

• Angrily honking at another driver (2nd), tied with New York
• Speeding 20 mph or more over the limit (3rd), tied with Arkansas and New Jersey
• Cutting someone off (3rd), tied with Nebraska, New Hampshire and Nevada
• Speeding 10 to 19 mph over the limit (4th)
• Running a red light (4th), tied with six other states
• Refusing to yield to another driver (6th), tied with Alabama, Hawaii and Wisconsin
• Causing a car accident: (6th), tied with more than a dozen other states
• Speeding less than 10 mph over the limit (7th)

For those Connecticut drivers worried about traffic safety, a 2024 report might offer some relief: Traffic stops across the state are on the rise again after a decline during the 2000-21 peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. But they haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.

You want to see a real show? Travel down Main Street in Danbury at rush hour and you'll see the most hideous, deplorable behavior.

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