Where in America are the worst drivers? Not in Iowa, report says

With many of the state's roads covered with snow and ice, it might be hard to believe, but Iowa drivers are among the best in the U.S., a recent report says.

According to CarInsuranceComparison.com, Iowa was the top state in America when it came to being behind the wheel in 2017.

Based off data collected from the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the website ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia after discovering its findings from five categories:

Fatality rate (total number of traffic deaths for every 100 million vehicle miles traveled)

Failure to obey

Drunken driving

Speeding

Careless driving

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With first being the worst score and 51st the best, CarInsuranceComparison.com said Iowa came in at 34th for fatalities, 48th in failure to obey, 42nd in drunken driving, 47th in speeding and 44th in careless driving.

The state's total of 215 points was the best score, followed by Minnesota in second (191) and New Jersey and Virginia in a two-way tie for third (188).

The worst motorists in America, according to the report, belong to Montana, followed by Arizona and Louisiana, respectively. North Dakota (10th-worst overall) was the worst driving state in the Midwest, the report says.

You can read the full report here.

In 2017, Iowa saw a drop in road fatalities. As of Wednesday, statistics from the Iowa Department of Transportation show that 330 people died in traffic-related incidents in 2017.

That's a decrease from 2016's total of 398 confirmed deaths. In 2015, Iowa had 315 fatalities.

"Our hope is to see that number go down each year," Sgt. Nathan Ludwig of the Iowa Safety Patrol previously told the Des Moines Register.

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