New research from car Insurance expert MoneySuperMarket analyzed three years of meteorological data across 138 global cities, finding that Atlanta is one of the most dangerous U.S. cities for drivers due to weather.
By scoring cities based off of hazardous driving conditions like: extreme heat, freezing conditions, wet and windy conditions, and how erratic the weather, MoneySuperMarket came up with a ranking of the most dangerous cities for drivers due to weather conditions. Keep scrolling to see where Atlanta ranks.
Driving in ATL weather
Atlanta ranks 6th in the nation for dangerous driving, with an overall score of 67.1/100 for risky driving weather. ATL scored particularly high in three of the four categories:
- Cold Weather Risk
- Hot Weather Risk
- Wet Weather Risk
- Windy Weather Risk
Which city ranks at #1?
Coming in with a score of 72.5/100, Dallas Texas ranks as the #1 most dangerous city for driving due to weather-related issues. The other top 10 are:
- Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX
- Washington D.C.
- New Orleans, LA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Atlanta, GA
- Chicago, IL
- Orlando, FL
- New York, NY
- Boston, MA
When it comes to ranking with the entire world at play, Atlanta still ranks very high on the list, at #10.
Alicia Hempsted, Car Insurance Expert at MoneySuperMarket, said in a statement,
The overarching trend in the top global cities with potentially dangerous driving weather is that there is not much trend at all. There is no recurring distribution pattern among the four different weather scenario categories; each city in the top 15 has got there based on a completely unique score combination. For example, Philadelphia and Chicago both hold high scores for Cold Weather but have modest Erratic Weather scores, whilst Kuala Lumpur’s inclusion is down to its high Erratic and Hot Weather scores. There are fewer than 10 points separating the top cities’ overall score, which shows how difficult driving conditions brought about by severe weather are a widespread global issue, rather than something only felt by a handful of cities.
Stay safe out there on the roads, Atlanta!