Virginia drivers are officially terrible

Methodology: QuoteWizard analyzed more than 10 million insurance quotes to compile the ranking and looked at each state's rate of accidents, speeding tickets, DUIs and citations.

Why it matters: Virginia saw a 32.9% increase in traffic fatalities earlier this year, per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Meanwhile, the commonwealth continues to rank among the worst at keeping drivers safe on highways, per a new report from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.

• The group gave Virginia low marks for not requiring backseat seat belts for people 18 and older and for loose open container laws, among other lax safety measures.

💭 Karri's thought bubble: No one measured Richmonders' perennial offenses: failure to use their blinkers and aggressive red light running.

Editor’s note: This story was corrected to reflect a revised estimate from NHTSA for the first quarter of 2022 in Virginia, which shows a 32.9% increase in traffic deaths, not 72%.