If you’ve ever gotten behind the wheel in Omaha, you’ve probably noticed them: those famous Omaha drivers. They tend to be a little aggressive, a little territorial, and sometimes maybe a bit distracted. And that’s not just our opinion – auto insurance platform QuoteWizard analyzed drivers in America’s 70 largest cities and found that Omaha drivers are the worst in the nation. Wait, let’s throw that in reverse. That was last year – only one year later and Omaha, Nebraska has moved to position 25 on the bad driver’s list. Way to go Omaha! Well, kind of – there are still plenty of people in the Nebraska worst drivers club.
Nebraska’s largest city, with a population of more than 487,000 and a metro area of more than a million, has enjoyed steady growth for decades. And as the population has grown, so has the number of drivers on the streets.
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QuoteWizard looked at four factors to determine which cities have the best and worst drivers: accidents, speeding tickets, DUIs, and citations (such as failing to stop for a red light).
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For Omaha, the largest negative factor was still the number of DUIs. Omaha ranked in the 14th position. The previous year Omaha had the most DUIs of any of the 70 cities evaluated in this study. While still an issue, that’s quite an improvement.
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Despite the improvement, DUIs have, alarmingly, been occurring more frequently during daylight hours. A 2021 interview between a Douglas County deputy and a local news station also revealed that the blood alcohol content of those arrested for drunk driving has been on the rise in recent years.
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Citations were the biggest area of improvement for Omaha. It came in at #7 on the list of 70 cities in 2021. In 2022 that position moved to number 44.
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“The Big O” was #21 on the list when it came to the number of accidents and #37 for speeding. We definitely would have expected it to rank higher for speeding!
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While Omaha has made major improvements in its driving records over the last year, perhaps we can shoot for the top 25 for BEST driving cities next year.
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Unless you are part of the Omaha worst drivers club you might have a different opinion of drivers in Omaha. Are drivers in Omaha pretty bad, or do you agree with QuoteWizard’s new assessment? What city do you think has the worst drivers? Add your opinions in the comments!
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Worst and best drivers in the US January 05, 2023 Chris Muras Where are the worst drivers in the US? When it comes to driving, some states have definably ‘worse’ drivers than others. For example, New Jersey has long been known for its aggressive and dangerous drivers and has previously been named the worst driving state in the US by an insurance company research study. But the data keeps changing and new states bubble to the surface each year. So where are the worst drivers in the US right now? California. Cities in California have claimed eight of the top ten spots on the worst drivers list. Here are the 10 cities in the US with bad drivers: 1 Bakersfield, CA 2 Sacramento, CA 3 Baton Rouge, LA 4 Los Angeles, CA 5 San Francisco, CA 6 San Diego, CA 7 Fresno, CA 8 Riverside, CA 9 Richmond, CA 10 Jacksonville, FL What cities have the best drivers in the US? When we take a few factors into consideration we can rate drivers to determine which cities have the best drivers. The cities with the lowest incidents of accidents, DUIs, speeding tickets, and citations rank higher on the list. Here are the 10 cities with the best drivers based on those factors: 1 Louisville, KY 2 Hartford, CT 3 Little Rock, AR 4 Oklahoma City, OK 5 Tulsa, OK 6 Dallas, TX 7 Pittsburgh, PA 8 Detroit, MI 9 Houston, TX 10 Chicago, IL Did any of those cities surprise you? If you drive in any of the cities above, both good and bad, we’re pretty sure there are still plenty of rude drivers causing slowdowns and frustration, but the data doesn’t lie. At least this year, next year’s data coulee be completely different.
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Worst and best drivers in the US
January 05, 2023
Chris Muras
Where are the worst drivers in the US? When it comes to driving, some states have definably ‘worse’ drivers than others. For example, New Jersey has long been known for its aggressive and dangerous drivers and has previously been named the worst driving state in the US by an insurance company research study. But the data keeps changing and new states bubble to the surface each year. So where are the worst drivers in the US right now? California. Cities in California have claimed eight of the top ten spots on the worst drivers list. Here are the 10 cities in the US with bad drivers: 1 Bakersfield, CA 2 Sacramento, CA 3 Baton Rouge, LA 4 Los Angeles, CA 5 San Francisco, CA 6 San Diego, CA 7 Fresno, CA 8 Riverside, CA 9 Richmond, CA 10 Jacksonville, FL What cities have the best drivers in the US? When we take a few factors into consideration we can rate drivers to determine which cities have the best drivers. The cities with the lowest incidents of accidents, DUIs, speeding tickets, and citations rank higher on the list. Here are the 10 cities with the best drivers based on those factors: 1 Louisville, KY 2 Hartford, CT 3 Little Rock, AR 4 Oklahoma City, OK 5 Tulsa, OK 6 Dallas, TX 7 Pittsburgh, PA 8 Detroit, MI 9 Houston, TX 10 Chicago, IL Did any of those cities surprise you? If you drive in any of the cities above, both good and bad, we’re pretty sure there are still plenty of rude drivers causing slowdowns and frustration, but the data doesn’t lie. At least this year, next year’s data coulee be completely different.
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When it comes to driving, some states have definably ‘worse’ drivers than others. For example, New Jersey has long been known for its aggressive and dangerous drivers and has previously been named the worst driving state in the US by an insurance company research study. But the data keeps changing and new states bubble to the surface each year. So where are the worst drivers in the US right now? California. Cities in California have claimed eight of the top ten spots on the worst drivers list. Here are the 10 cities in the US with bad drivers:
1 Bakersfield, CA 2 Sacramento, CA 3 Baton Rouge, LA 4 Los Angeles, CA 5 San Francisco, CA 6 San Diego, CA 7 Fresno, CA 8 Riverside, CA 9 Richmond, CA 10 Jacksonville, FL
What cities have the best drivers in the US?
When we take a few factors into consideration we can rate drivers to determine which cities have the best drivers. The cities with the lowest incidents of accidents, DUIs, speeding tickets, and citations rank higher on the list. Here are the 10 cities with the best drivers based on those factors:
1 Louisville, KY 2 Hartford, CT 3 Little Rock, AR 4 Oklahoma City, OK 5 Tulsa, OK 6 Dallas, TX 7 Pittsburgh, PA 8 Detroit, MI 9 Houston, TX 10 Chicago, IL
Did any of those cities surprise you? If you drive in any of the cities above, both good and bad, we’re pretty sure there are still plenty of rude drivers causing slowdowns and frustration, but the data doesn’t lie. At least this year, next year’s data coulee be completely different.
