Study ranks California No. 1 for road rage
The number of road rage incidents has surged in the U.S. over the past decade, and drivers in California are particularly confrontational, according to a new study from Forbes Advisor.
The business publication recently surveyed 10,000 licensed drivers across all 50 states. It found California has the highest percentage of drivers who have experienced some type of road rage incident, including being cut off on purpose, cursed at, threatened or tailgated.
Missouri, Utah, Oklahoma and Colorado were third, fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
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Forbes said California has the third-highest percentage of drivers who say another driver has deliberately cut them off (47.5%), the fourth-highest percentage of drivers who have been targeted by yelling, insults, curses or threats (32%), and the Golden State ranks fifth for the percentage of drivers who experience road rage frequently (8.5%).
On the opposite end of the spectrum, drivers in Hawaii report the fewest number of road confrontations.
From 2014 to 2023, the number of violent road rage incidents in the U.S. increased by more than 400%, according to data from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive.
"Aggressive driving and road rage are not only dangerous, but they can also lead to an increase in car insurance rates if they result in a serious crash or injury," Forbes Advisor noted. "The average cost of car insurance is $2,150 a year."
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