Sacramento Ranks #2 For Worst Drivers In The U.S.

California cities dominate the top 10

By Marilyn Nelson on July 12, 2022

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If it feels like every time you hit the road in Sacramento you’re encountering especially aggressively drivers, this study proves it.

QuoteWizard evaluated cites based on these factors:

• Speeding Tickets
• Citations (running red lights, using cellphones while driving, etc…)
• Accidents
• DUIs

Once the numbers were crunched, California drivers dominated the top 10 with Sacramento second only to Bakersfield for the worst driving incidents in the country. 

1. Bakersfield 
2. Sacramento
3. Baton Rouge, LA
4. Los Angeles
5. San Francisco
6. San Diego
7. Fresno
8. Riverside
9. Richmond
10. Jacksonville, FL

Best Drivers:

1. Louisville, KY
2. Hartford, CT
3. Little Rock, AR
4. Oklahoma City, OK
5. Tulsa, OK