Tampa Is One Of Florida’s Worst Cities To Drive In
A list of Florida’s worst cities to drive in has come out and Tampa is one of those cities. This list comes from Forbes and they looked at the 47 most populated cities in the United States.
To come up with this list, they looked at driving experience, safety cost of car ownership, and access to car maintenance. Three Florida cities are on this list: Miami, Tampa, and Jacksonville.
Only Miami is in the top 10 of the worst cities to drive in in the United States. Tampa came in #24 overall. The study found that there are 16.32 fatal car accidents per 100,000 residents. Additionally, there are 165.61 car thefts per 100 residents.
Florida’s Worst Cities To Drive In Aren’t The Worst In The Nation
Miami is #2 on the list and is #1 on the list of Florida’s worst cities to drive in. People who drive in Miami pay the second highest amount for car insurance premiums. They pay on average about $4,628 a year. Secondly, Miami drivers are the fifth highest in money spent on gas. They spend $1,773 annually on gas. Finally, and maybe the worst of all these is that it takes a driver in Miami 15 minutes to travel only 6 miles.
Here are some other things that drivers in Miami have to experience while driving in the city.
- Miami drivers spend 105 hours per year in traffic, the fifth highest amount in the study.
- Miami has the fifth highest average number of days with precipitation annually (134).
- Miami drivers have the seventh longest average commute at 33 minutes and 10 seconds.
- Miami and Portland tied for having the 10th slowest average downtown speed at 15 miles per hour.
- Miami also has the 10th slowest average speed in rush hour traffic, at 25 miles per hour.
The Top 10 Worst U.S. Cities To Drive In
- Oakland, California
- Miami, Florida
- San Francisco, California
- Houston, Texas
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- New York City, New York
- Chicago, Illinois
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Dallas, Texas
- Portland, Oregon
6 'Deadliest Counties for Traffic in the USA' are in Florida
We all know how bad the traffic is here in Florida.Whether it’s a biker weaving through traffic on the 275 or some nutjob riding the shoulder at rush hour blowing past emergency vehicles at 95. It’s confirmed, Florida has 6 of the deadliest counties for traffic fatalities in the United States.
A new report was recently released by ConvoyCarShipping.com listing the deadliest counties for traffic fatalities in the United States. The report says the team “sought out the U.S. counties with the highest rate of traffic fatalities between 2017 and 2022 using data from the Fatalities Analysis Reporting System (FARS).” And, is based on the Forbes Advisor ranking for the cities with the worst drivers.
Out of the top 20 counties in the country, Florida claims 6 spots which is more than any other state in the US. With one person killed in a car accident every 12 minutes, there are about 40,000 deaths per year involving traffic incidents throughout the country.
How did Convoy Car Shipping Determine this report?
Convoy split the deadliest counties into 4 different categories. They focused on population sizes of (0-19,999), (20,000-149,999), (150,000-499,999), and (500,000+). For the purposes of our list, we’re highlighting the 6 counties within the highest category of 500,000+.
Not only did they find the deadliest counties for traffic in the United States, but Convoy also included the deadliest major US highway or interstate within each county during the five-year period. Just a few weeks ago, we shared a Forbes list of the cities with the worst drivers in the country and once again, Florida cities made the cut.
Earlier this year, there was a fatal accident on East Bay with two people dying. A man was driving through Largo, Florida at 92 miles per hour when he struck a vehicle in the intersection killing the two passengers in the car he hit.
Drivers have gotten so bad around Tampa Bay that law enforcement has started to use completely unmarked vehicles. The Mustang GT, Toyota Camry, Toyota Rav 4, and more everyday civilian vehicles are being used to blend in to catch dangerous drivers.
Florida Claims 6 ‘Deadliest Counties For Traffic Fatalities In USA’
Kevin is a member of Tampa Bay‘s Hometown Morning Krewe on 995 QYK. He has been with the station for 25 years, is a Tampa native, and went to Jesuit High School and USF. Go Bulls!. He is passionate about all things Tampa Bay. Kevin writes articles on the ongoing road projects around the Tampa Bay area, awards that Tampa Bay cities and businesses have won and country music happenings around the Bay area. He is always doing many things with his wife and kids. He loves to read books and play video games in his spare time.
