Bankrate.com’s ratings took into account factors such as the number of fatal crashes; car thefts; car repair costs; gasoline spending; insurance premiums; and commute times, and found Maryland the fourth-worst state in the country to drive in.
Specifically, Maryland has the longest average commute in the U.S. (30 minutes, about 6 minutes above the national average), as well as the 11th-highest insurance premiums. It also ranked above average in repair costs, rate of car thefts and annual gas spending.
Maryland did, however, have the sixth-lowest rate of fatal crashes in the country — 0.83 deaths per 100 million miles driven.
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15 comments:
It is also one of the most expensive ones to live in. They tax everything, including the rain!
It gets even worse when you add in PA drivers!
We have a lower rate of fatalities because the traffic moves so slowly. It's hard to get killed when going 20 mph.
Another achievement of OMalley......NOT!
DC Beltway is hell on earth.
Good thing I ride a bike!!
Marylanders seem to take pride in driving like a$$88les
Well I wish you clowns on bikes would wear reflective vests! ! You idiots want to share the road but we can't see you. You have your cute helmet and tight queen lingerie on but no reflective garb.
6:20 - agreed but the Long Island Expressway and the Bell Parkway are right up there in the running
Blogger Matt Drew said...
Good thing I ride a bike!!
September 1, 2015 at 7:06 PM
always in the way and blocking the road
Do I take the lane at a red light? Sure! It makes me more visible to the drivers around me and allows the driver behind me to make a legal right turn without wiping me out.
Do I return to the right after I clear the intersection? Absolutely! On a bike, I am usually the slower-moving vehicle, so I need to stay right to allow faster-moving cars to pass. I often will wave to the driver passing me, thanking them for their patience.
I am not proud to live in a state with such traffic congestion. If a few more drivers left their car at home and used their bike for short trips, congestion would improve.
That's smart growth! We just aren't smart enough to realize it!
Bikes need to pay a fee for being on the road i do in my car.
356 aka jim liarton.
Responding to 10:48
Between me and my family, we have 5 vehicles on the road. I pay to have them registered with MVA, and we pay fuel taxes on each, the same as any other driver. Why do I also need to pay a fee on my bike?
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