Which state has the worst drivers?

The thread about Virginia's new heavy-handed fines for bad drivers got me to wondering: Which state has the worst drivers? So I made this poll. But I'm lazy, so I didn't include all 50 states and frankly, there's only one right answer anyway.

Driving in Illinois, or in a state bordering Illinois, is taking your life in your hands. Blatant traffic law violations abound. Cops ignore all but the worst because the state's jails and court system are over-burdened. And besides, when six people zip through a light after it turns red at 20 over the speed limit, beer cans flying out the window, one cop can only nab one violator anyway, right?

If driver quality is any marker of a state's collective intelligence, Illinois rode the short bus to the union.

 

I lived in Indiana, right on the border with your beloved Illinois, for about 5 years. I still think Texas drivers are worse.

 

New Jersey by a thousand miles. Actually, 3,000 miles.

 

City of Albuquerque.

 

It's like humidity. Everyone thinks theirs is the worst.

 

Rusty, I've lived where you lived ... in the same county, anyway ... but no region has worse drivers than the South. It's not even close.

 

Not me; I live in California. We have the best weather.

 

Anecdotally, I'd say Boston area. But I'd guess florida would end up taking the cake in an objective survey.

 

Bastard. Even your drivers are nice and safe, 'cause they're always stopped in traffic.

 

D.C. drivers are insane.

 

I thought Illinois was the worst until I moved to Florida.

I blame Illinoisians who have moved here.

 

The way people drive everywhere is evidence of widespread insanity and stupidity.