Note as someone who has visited and driven in most of the 48 lower contiguous states of the 50 small countries in a trenchcoat that make up the USA;
The drivers of all states suck, of course, this is a given. HOWEVER. There are some very special places that stand out among these. In order of how in fear for my life I was.
3. Houston. Drivers in Texas in general treat speed limits as a lower limit for how fast you should be going and the drivers in Houston show no regard for life or limb.
2. Atlanta. The drivers of Atlanta do not fear death for themselves and would rather you both die than let you merge.
Fucking. New Jersey. If I never drive I-95 or the Turnpike again I will die happy. You've never known fear until you see someone neglect to use turn signals and Jersey Slide through 4 lanes of near bumper to bumper 80 MPH traffic and cut in front of you to make their exit as you slam the brakes on and miss rear ending them by about half an inch.
On the flip side, the BEST driving I've ever seen? Suprisingly, New Orleans. Now, I went NOT during Mardi Gras, but I found the drivers there to be courtious and cautious with a very few exceptions. 10/10.
Side note; New Orleans also has the best food, hands down bar none. Ya'll down there know how to COOK.
I've never driven in Houston (and plan never to do so) but I can confirm that Dallas traffic is similar. It's absolutely ridiculous. The description of Atlanta is spot on. I made the mistake of using my turn signal and I swear five cars sped up to keep me in my lane.
As to New Orleans, agreed. It was an absolute pleasure driving there though going up a two hundred foot tall bridge is a bit nerve wracking.
Legit was filling the car up and one NOLA resident heard us talking about where to get lunch, and the man wandered over, introduced himself, gave us a reccomendation for a little resturant, detailed directions, and offered to lead us there.
We found it without him leading us there but like, great city, great people, and the food was in fact fantastic. Some of the best biscuits I've ever eaten.
I thought the huge bridge was cool, but then I'm used to driving enormous bridges over the Mississippi!
It's all the dodging potholes, sink holes, and Mardi Gras floats we have to do.
