Here are the worst CA cities to drive in, according to Forbes
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Some California cities have better drivers than others, while some places in the Golden State have landed on a list of the nation’s top 25 worst cities to drive in, according to a recent study by Forbes.
Researchers compared 47 major metropolitan cities and ranked them using 15 metrics across four different categories: driving experience, safety, cost of car ownership and access to car maintenance. This includes the number of hours spent in traffic, the average commute time, the number of fatal car accidents per 100,000 residents and amount of money spent on gas, among other factors.
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Results from the study showed San Diego is the best city in California to drive in, followed by Fresno and Bakersfield.
On the other side of the scale, Oakland ranked No. 1 on the nationwide list of the worst drivers. According to Forbes, Oakland ranked second worst overall for the cost of car ownership and ninth worst for driving experience. Oakland also has the sixth highest average gas prices in the U.S. at $4.52 per gallon of regular gasoline.
San Francisco was the next California city on the list of worst places for drivers, placing third out of all U.S. cities ranked. It is the most expensive city for gas in the U.S., the study showed, with drivers paying an average of $4.72 per gallon of regular gasoline.
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The study added that the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley area ranked fourth for car thefts and the fewest car washes available.
Other U.S. cities that landed in the top 10 worst cities for drivers included Miami, Fla. (#2), Houston, Tex. (#4), Philadelphia, Penn. (#5), New York, NY (#6), Chicago, Ill. (#7), Atlanta, Ga. (#8), Dallas, Tex. (#9) and Portland, Ore. (#10).
The other California cities on the list were Los Angeles (#11), Long Beach (#20) and Sacramento (#23).
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