A recent study confirms something a lot of us already know: Florida drivers are bad. Or at least, they’re the worst drivers in the four most populous U.S. states.
The study was by CheapCarInsurance.net, an insurance price comparison site. Respondents from Florida rated 13.8 percent of drivers here as “terrible,” and 38 percent “fairly bad.” That topped Texas, California and New York.
CheapCarInsurance.net is a national company, but spokesperson Stacia Mullaney lives in Delray Beach. Mullaney says the study confirms what she already knew.
"On 95, I constantly see people driving way too fast and cutting other people off," she said. "I wasn’t terribly shocked by these results."
The survey wasn’t just about terrible drivers. The company also asked 2000 people around the country about what they consider to be “rude” driving versus dangerous, aggressive driving.
"The acts deemed most aggressive came with threats of physical harm, like ramming a vehicle or trying to run a car off the road," Mullaney said. Respondents ranked playing loud music, driving in the left lane and honking as the top three least aggressive road behaviors.
Another part of the study looked at rudeness. Seven percent of respondents admitted to cursing at or flipping off another driver at least once a week. And, respondents said they think drivers of black cars are most likely to honk at other drivers or flip them off.
Mullaney says the study's purpose is to raise drivers’ awareness of aggressive driving practices.
"While you can't change the behavior of the drivers here, you're in charge of how you respond to that and how you react to others," she said.
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