Sacrameto Bee - California has the most confrontational drivers in the country, Forbes Advisor said, with “a high percentage of drivers experiencing some type of road rage, including being cut off, cursed at and tailgating.” This year, it replaced Arizona as the No. 1 state in the United States for road rage. This is a huge jump from 2023, when California was ranked at No. 13.
According to Forbes Advisor, California had the third-highest percentage of drivers who have had other motorists cut them off on purpose in 2024. Nearly 50% of drivers in California have experienced this, the study found
California ranked fourth in the nation in terms of the percentage of drivers who have “been on the receiving end of yelling, insults, curses or threats,” according to Forbes Advisor.
About 32% of drivers in the Golden State have faced verbal abuse from other motorists. About 11% of California drivers have seen other motorists leave their vehicles to fight or yell at them, Forbes Advisor said, and about 35% reported that other drivers tried to block their car from merging or changing lanes.
This is a stark contrast to Hawaii, which was ranked at the bottom of the list of states with confrontational drivers.In Hawaii, only 1% of drivers experienced road rage very frequently.
These are the top 10 states in the United States with the most confrontational drivers, according to Forbes Advisor:
- California
- Missouri
- Utah
- Oklahoma
- Colorado
- Mississippi
- Virginia (Tied with Indiana)
- Indiana (Tied with Virginia)
- New York
- Maryland
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