Delaware, Hawaii and Vermont are the Worst States for Speedy Drivers

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Dec 11, 2019, 06:00 ET

SEATTLE, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- QuoteWizard®, a LendingTree company, and one of the nation's leading online insurance marketplaces, released a report on the worst states for speedy drivers.

After ranking all 50 states on average speed limits and rate of speeding tickets we found that drivers in states with low-speed limits tend to have a higher rate of speeding tickets. Conversely, we found states with higher speed limits had a lower rate of speeding tickets.

Key findings:

Delaware, Hawaii and Vermont worst states for speedy drivers.
Texas, Nevada and Arizona best states for speedy drivers.
States with lower average speed limits have a higher rate of speeding tickets.
States with higher average speed limits have a lower rate of speeding tickets.
The average speed limit in the country is 67.7 MPH.

To view the full report, visit: https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/worst-states-for-speedy-drivers

Methodology

QuoteWizard analyzed interstate speed limit data in each state from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices. We then ranked each state on the average interstate speed limit to compare with QuoteWizard speeding ticket data by state. Final rankings are a differential comparison of the speed limit and speeding ticket rankings. States ranked highest were found to have the largest negative difference of speeding ticket rank compared to speed limit rank.

Rank	State	Avg Speed Limit	Speed Limit Rank	Speeding Ticket Rank
1	Delaware	55	49	3
2	Hawaii	60	43	1
3	Vermont	60	43	4
4	Washington	65	33	8
5	Oregon	62.5	38	14
6	Alaska	55	49	29
7	Ohio	67.5	25	12
8	Missouri	65	33	20
9	South Carolina	70	13	2
10	Iowa	62.5	38	27
11	Minnesota	67.5	25	15
12	Rhode Island	60	43	34
13	Massachusetts	65	33	26
14	Georgia	62.5	38	31
15	Wisconsin	70	13	7
16	Indiana	62.5	38	33
17	New York	60	43	38
18	Maryland	67.5	25	21
19	Alabama	67.5	25	22
20	New Hampshire	70	13	11
21	Connecticut	60	43	41
22	Kentucky	65	33	32
23	Idaho	72.5	5	5
24	Kansas	72.5	5	6
25	Illinois	62.5	38	39
26	New Jersey	60	43	44
27	Virginia	70	13	16
28	Nebraska	70	13	17
29	Tennessee	70	13	18
30	West Virginia	67.5	25	30
31	Utah	75	4	10
32	Colorado	70	13	19
33	Wyoming	80	1	9
34	Maine	72.5	5	13
35	North Carolina	70	13	23
36	Florida	67.5	25	42
37	Pennsylvania	65	33	50
38	North Dakota	75	4	24
39	Arkansas	67.5	25	45
40	Mississippi	70	13	35
41	California	67.5	25	47
42	Montana	72.5	5	28
43	South Dakota	80	1	25
44	New Mexico	70	13	37
45	Oklahoma	70	13	43
46	Louisiana	72.5	5	36
47	Michigan	72.5	5	40
48	Arizona	70	13	49
49	Nevada	72.5	5	48
50	Texas	80	1	46

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