Top 10 Best and Worst States for Teen Drivers

Putting aside the fact that teenagers are semi-brainless fools* who shouldn't be allowed to drive at all, the fact remains that children are still routinely being granted the right to be behind the wheel. Heaven help us. While this monumental lapse of judgment remains the law of the land, here are the states where teenagers fare best (and worst), according to WalletHub

The rankings are affected by Safety Conditions, Economic Environment (how much it costs to buy and maintain a safe car), and Driving Laws (how many drunks are on the road, how many teens allowed in a car at once, etc.). With these three factors taken together, the overall rankings are as follows:
Safest

  1. Massachusetts
  2. Oregon
  3. New York
  4. Hawaii
  5. Ohio
  6. Connecticut
  7. Delaware
  8. Illinois
  9. Rhode Island
  10. Nevada

Most Dangerous:

  1. South Dakota
  2. Montana
  3. North Dakota
  4. Wyoming
  5. Missouri
  6. Nebraska
  7. Oklahoma
  8. Mississippi
  9. Maine
  10. Idaho

Unsurprisingly, these lists look at lot like other overall best and worst (or deadliest and least-deadliest, safest and most-dangerous, etc.) lists for drivers, with the top states being heavily populated and wealthier, while the more-dangerous states are sparsely populated and poor (i.e., who has public transportation and who doesn't). Stats in lists like these typicially line up pretty well with per-capita car ownership, but apparently that's not much of a hot headline, so we get these lists instead.

You can see where your states ranks in the interactive map below, or go here for a full breakdown of the information. 

*Just kidding, teenagers; I love you. But you still shouldn't be allowed to drive. 
    

Source: WalletHub

Comments

I don't understand how Rhode Island can even be on the safest list. When I lived there, I was almost in an accident, not thru any fault of mine, every time I drove! And now, going into MA into work every day, I wonder how there are not more accidents because of all the crazy drivers. One would think that teenagers would not drive better than their parents. Maybe I'm wrong!

Um... Nevada should definitely be on the list for most dangerous !!!

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