Bad drivers
I know Porche has an electric car coming soon…which seems just wrong to me. But anyhow, what do you hear about this new thing?
A: Porsche’s all-electric sedan was first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show as a concept car the company dubbed Mission E. It now has an official name that will stick: Taycan (pronounced Tie-con, which means “lively young horse.”)
The base model is expected to go for $75,000; some say the ultimate version will be $130,000. Online orders are being taken with a deposit.
There’s some belief it will be available as early as the end of this year, but next year is probably more likely. There’s much online conversation about this upcoming vehicle. One is on this forum: https://www.taycanforum.com We just finished up a four-week road trip to visit relatives and friends in many Midwest, Southern and New England states. Lots of miles and lots of crazy drivers. We decided that the very worst drivers are in Boston, followed closely by Atlanta. We’re wondering if there’s a list that actually quantifies where the worst drivers are.
There are a few such lists, and there’s no agreement among them because all use different methodology. And honestly, I’m not sure it’s possible to establish where the worst ones are, as there are so many factors that might (or might not) be included in such an assessment.
But for the heck of it, here some results: a recently released list from Allstate pronounced the fine folks of Baltimore as the worst drivers in the nation. The methodology used: the driver’s chance of getting into a collision (compared to the national average). Baltimore drivers have a 153 percent greater chance of getting into a collision than the national average.
Allstate ranked the 200 largest U.S. cities.
The next four worst, in order: Washington D.C.; Boston (Bingo!); Worcester, Mass.; and Glendale Calif.
Another list, from Insurify, ranked cities based on 1.4 million car insurance applicants’ answers to questions. The worst five: Greer, S.C.; Dover, Del.; Omaha, Neb.; Spokane. Wash.; and West Jordan,, Utah.
SmartAsset released its list in June of the list of worst states (using even different methodology): Mississippi was worst, then Alabama, California and a tie among Florida, Nevada and Texas.