In case you had any doubt...Florida does have the worst drivers:
Bottom Line: Stereo types exist for a reason, even those reasons are often politically incorrect. In the case of Florida drivers we've once again (second consecutive year) earned our reputation for terrible drivers according to Smart Asset's 2017 study.
We've earned our rank by having:
- The 2nd lowest percentage of insured drivers nationally: 76.2%
- The 9th highest rate of citations
- The 9th highest rate of fatalities
A lot of people who quickly do stuff without signaling, looking or seemingly caring (sorry that wasn't part of the study...just my 2 cents).
It is pretty alarming when you consider that nearly one in four cars on the road isn't even minimally insured. When nearly a quarter of drivers aren't abiding by the law when they get behind the wheel, why would we expect them to start minding the store otherwise? This speaks to Florida's, especially south Florida's extremely high auto insurance costs. We are essentially among the highest risk drivers in the country.