Stats Show the Naughtiest Drivers in Tucson, Nashville, Orlando Nicest Drivers in Minneapolis

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Santa Claus is coming to town… but let’s hope he’s not taking the highway. GasBuddy, a PDI company, today released the results of its annual aggressive holiday driving study, revealing that U.S. drivers are up to 48% more aggressive on the roads during the holiday season. The study ranked the top 50 U.S. metros from most to least aggressive, placing Tucson, AZ at the top of the “naughty list”, and Minneapolis, MN as the city with the “nicest” holiday drivers, rising six spots from 7th in 2022.

Tucson, AZ tops list as city with most aggressive holiday drivers for third year in a row.GasBuddy’s study* examined millions of drives during 2023’s Thanksgiving holiday weekend, measuring the number of events of speeding, hard braking, and fast acceleration.

Naughty List – Top 10 Cities with the Most Aggressive Holiday Drivers

  1. Tucson, AZ
  2. Nashville, TN
  3. Orlando, FL
  4. Jacksonville, FL
  5. New Orleans, LA
  6. Richmond, VA
  7. Salt Lake City, UT
  8. Buffalo, NY
  9. Memphis, TN
  10. Oklahoma City, OK

Two Florida cities made the “naughty list” for the second year in a row, though Tampa, FL, fell to the 13th most aggressive city. New Orleans also found itself in the top 10 most aggressive cities this year, rising from 14th in 2022.

Nice List – Top 10 Cities with the Least Aggressive Holiday Drivers

  1. Minneapolis, MN
  2. Providence, RI
  3. Portland, OR
  4. Seattle, WA
  5. Cleveland, OH
  6. Norfolk, VA
  7. Hartford, CT
  8. Las Vegas, NV
  9. Rochester, NY
  10. Columbus, OH

“Driving during the holiday season can be stressful, but it’s important to remember to stay calm and courteous on the road,” said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Additionally, aggressive driving can negatively impact fuel efficiency, causing drivers to waste money that could be spent on holiday celebrations or gifts for loved ones.”

The full rankings can be found athttps://blog-content.gasbuddy.com/uploads/2023/12/12.7.23_ScroogiestDrivers_FullRanking.pdf

The most frequent aggressive driving habits during the holidays are hard braking (1), speeding (2) and rapid acceleration (3).

*Methodology

The findings were compiled using data from GasBuddy’s optional, opt-in Drives Feature in the GasBuddy app that offers drivers an assessment of their driving habits during their trip to improve fuel efficiency, mapping out where a poor driving habit occurred. GasBuddy examined 8,149,863 drives in the top 50 metropolitan areas by population as defined by the United States Census Bureau from Nov. 23-26, 2023, noting all events of fast acceleration, hard braking and speeding.