Patrick May

San Jose Mercury News

YourMechanic, a Mountain View startup dedicated to the car owner with car problems, recently came out with its “What Is the Most Dangerous State to Drive In?” survey.

No, California did not take the prize (hint: Be really careful driving in New Mexico).

Nor did it score high in the Average Driver Speed ranking (Wyoming).

The Golden State’s driving population did, however, make it to the very top of one of YourMechanic’s lists: “Most Aggressive Drivers.”

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“The state with the most frequent rate of aggressive driving events (i.e. speeding, hard braking, and accelerating) is California with an average of 6.6 minutes per journey,” says the report.

“Contrary to what one might expect considering this result,” says the report, “Californian traffic law is stricter than many states and even treats aggressive driving as an automobile crime.”

In terms of aggressive driving, California earned a perfect score of 10.

Alaska was at the other end of the aggression spectrum, at zero.

So while other states can claim their own winning category (Vermont for “Worst Weather Conditions,” Hawaii for “Most Congested”), we Californians accept the aggression mantle with pride.

Now please get out of our way. We’re in a very big hurry, and we’d rather not do any hard-braking if we don’t have to.

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