How Bad Are Connecticut Drivers?

By Michael Dinan

This may come as a shock to most motorists here in the Connecticut, especially if you've seen behavior like this and this: Drivers here are seventh-best in the nation.

That's right. 

Pulling information from sources such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Motorists Association, a new report from CarInsuranceComparison.comweighs the following factors to come up with one overall score for each of the 50 states plus Washington, DC:

• Fatalities Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
• Failure to Obey (Traffic Signals + Seat Belts)
• Drunk Driving
• Tickets
• Careless Driving

Surprisingly, Connecticut comes in at Number 7, behind only Vermont, Utah, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Oregon and Maine.

The worst? Louisiana. 

Here's the full, list from "worst to first" (please, spare us any Red Sox-related hashtags if you're sharing on Twitter): 

1 Louisiana 
2 South Carolina 
3 Mississippi 
4 Texas 
5 Alabama 
6 Florida 
7 Missouri 
8 North Carolina 
9 Montana 
10 North Dakota 
11 Oklahoma 
12 Nevada 
13 Tennessee 
14 Georgia 
15 Pennsylvania 
16 Arizona 
17 Arkansas 
18 Maryland 
19 California 
20 Ohio 
21 Illinois 
22 New York 
23 Wisconsin 
24 Kentucky 
25 Hawaii 
26 Colorado 
27 Wyoming 
28 Delaware 
29 Indiana 
30 New Mexico 
31 South Dakota 
32 New Jersey 
33 Nebraska 
34 West Virginia 
35 Michigan 
36 Virginia 
37 Idaho 
38 Kansas 
39 Washington 
40 Rhode Island 
41 Alaska 
42 Massachusetts 
43 Iowa 
44 District of Columbia 
45 Connecticut 
46 Maine 
47 Oregon 
48 Minnesota 
49 New Hampshire 
50 Utah 
51 Vermont