Thanksgiving is the deadliest driving holiday in the U.S., topping both Labor Day and the Fourth of July for fatal crashes. One thing that Thanksgiving has in common with those summer holidays: Young people are the most frequent casualties, and a majority of fatal crashes involve either alcohol consumption or excessive speed or both.

There are fresh signs of stress in the ballooning trillion-dollar car loan market as economic storm clouds are gathering. Serious delinquencies in auto loans jumped the most since the 2008-09 Global Financial Crisis in the third quarter of 2022, according to data from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

We decided to look at the data to determine which state has the worst drivers in the country, and to see which ones could claim bragging rights in head-to-head matchups with their neighbors.

Tesla drivers scored worse than 98% of all drivers in acceleration safety, according to data analysis by Jerry. The blame may lie with Tesla’s “Insane”, “Ludicrous” and “Plaid” modes, which put world-best acceleration at the average driver’s fingertips. Sudden bursts of speed push acceleration scores lower.

Phoenix, Tucson and Birmingham are the three cities where it is most expensive to get your car repaired, while Stone Mountain (Georgia), Milwaukee and Dallas ranked as the least expensive.

The average number of driving trips Americans took per week jumped 28% from mid-July to late August as gas prices fell steadily, even though they remained above or near record highs set earlier in the year.