Illinois City Has The Worst Drivers in This State and Many Others
Hold your strong opinion on this subject and take a look at the facts. This Illinois city has many great features, but quality drivers aren't one of them.
What Illinois city is home to the worst drivers in the state and can now be regarded as the city with some of the worst drives in the country?
I'll give you some hints because most of us would pick the city we currently live in as the place with the worst drivers, and it may not be your city.
That's mighty delicious-looking pizza, isn't it? When you think of Illinois and pizza, no doubt that the amazing city of Chicago comes to mind. How about Chicago's drivers? Are they awful?
What Illinois City Has the Worst Drivers?
It's NOT Chicago.
They might not be the worst, but they sure do fly up and down the freeways. If it's not part of your daily life, driving in Chicago, can cause severe anxiety.
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So, Chicago does not have the worst drivers in the state.
What Illinois City Has the Worst Drivers?
Here's that pizza again, it's a clue.
The pizza is from a joint called Piece Brewery & Pizzeria. One of the owners of this Wicker Park establishment is pretty legendary. He's in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. And, he's from the city with the worst drivers in Illinois
That's Cheap Trick guitarist, Rick Nielsen, and he calls the city with the worst drivers in Illinois, home.
What Illinois City Has the Worst Drivers?
According to a recent study from Consumer Affairs, the city with the worst drivers in Illinois is,
Rockford Has The Worst Drivers in Illinois
And not just in the Land of Lincoln. Illinois' sub-par drivers ranked nationally.
Congratulations, Rockford.
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Drivers in Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, Victorville, California, Hepseria, California, and Pueblo, Colorado filled out the Top 10 worst drivers in America.
Rockford is #11.
They are not wrong. You can look at Consumer Affair's methodology, or I can just tell you from my own experience, we suck on the road.
I say we because WE stick together, good or bad, we're together. I did NOT say we because I'm one of Rockford's awful drivers. I'm not. I'm a sh***y parker.
I can sum up how Rockford sits at the top of the worst Illinois drivers list in just one sentence.
Rockford drivers are some of the worst speed limit ignoring, red light running, no turn signal using, roundabout strugglers I've ever witnessed.
As far as this study goes, accidents with fatalities due to bad driving or worse, speeding or booze, were the biggest factors in determining the worst cities.
The study defines 'bad driving' as, aggressive driving, careless driving, driving on the wrong side of the road, following improperly, making improper turns, driving a vehicle in an erratic, reckless, or negligent manner, and improper or erratic lane changes.
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Trust me on Rockford's pizza game, it's STRONG!