Is Boston a difficult city to drive in?

Boston (No. 50) is considered the least risky overall for drivers. Massachusetts' biggest city also ranked last in motor thefts per 100,000 people and last in DUI arrests per capita.



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1. Brussels, Belgium. Brussels takes the top spot as the hardest city to drive in, with an overall score of 23 out of 100. In Brussels, the average person spends 236 hours in rush hour a year, with the average speed during this time being 12.4 mph.

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The 10 U.S. cities with the worst drivers, based on ConsumerAffairs' analysis, were:
  • Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • Macon, Georgia.
  • St. Louis, Missouri.
  • Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Detroit, Michigan and Victorville, California (tied)
  • Hesperia, California.


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Key takeaways. The worst cities for driving are New York City, Chicago, Miami, Austin, and Los Angeles. Chicago drivers lost an average of 104 hours to traffic congestion during peak rush hour in 2021.

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With it's wide-open highways and urban 'blocks', it shouldn't matter how big a car you hire, making progress is pretty straightforward – especially compared to some European road networks. There are some elements of US driving that take some getting used to though, including driving on the right.

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New Jersey is the worst state to drive in, as it has the highest road congestion nationwide and the second-worst road quality, a new study by MoneyGeek finds.

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1. Chicago. Besides being worst in the U.S. for traffic, Chicago ranks No. 2 in the world, behind London.

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