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New York Is The Best State For Teen Drivers: WalletHub
The state was ranked as the best in the country for teen drivers. Agree?
NEW YORK, NY - With summer right around the corner, that means that teenagers will be out of school and out on the roads enjoying the season with their friends.
Lucky for them, New York was recently ranked as the number 1 best state for teen drivers in the country, according to WalletHub.
The website ranked all 50 states based on 23 different criteria including number of teen driver fatalities, average cost of car repairs and presence of impaired-driving laws.
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Read the full methodology here.
New York ranked among the best due to having one of the lowest premium increase after adding teen drivers to insurance policies, the fewest teen fatalities and the fewest teen DUIs.
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Washington followed New York as the second best state for teen drivers. Wyoming ranked as the worst state for teen drivers.
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