You ever feel a little stressed when Fall rolls around in the Northwest? That might be caused by a few things that tend to make our driving a little more high maintenance during the Fall/Winter months. Turns out because of those weather conditions, residents in Seattle are more likely to get stressed out while driving. Probably somebody who tempted to go down a hill during a snow storm one year.
Seattle makes the top 5 of most stressed out drivers per city. You can see the list from the TensiStrength study below!
Here are the top 10:
- Portland, OR 47.6%
- Chicago, IL 46%
- New York City, NY 45.7%
- Washington, DC 45.6%
- Seattle, WA 45.4%
- Philadelphia, PA 45%
- San Francisco, CA 44%
- Oakland, CA 43.8%
- Phoenix, AZ 43.2%
- Providence, RI 42.9%
Some of the factors that contributed to the stressful driving were listed as below!
- Rain
- Bad weather
- Snow
- Drivers using cell phones
- Traffic
- Fog
- Potholes
- Cyclists
- Drivers speeding
- Drivers swerving