Forbes Names Houston and Dallas to Worst Driving List

Driving in Texas certainly isn’t the best experience in the world, and a report from Forbes Advisor just ranked two Texas cities among the worst cities to drive in the United States.

According to the Forbes list, Houston and Dallas are among the 10 worst cities to drive in the United States. Houston ranks 5th, while Dallas ranks 9th.

According to the report, Houston drivers spend 74 hours a year stuck in traffic, have the 11th longest average commute at 30 minutes and 9 seconds and have few auto repair shops.

Houston also has some of the worst access to car maintenance and drivers spend the most on gas due to traffic congestion, $1,257 per year.

Dallas, for its part, has one of the worst car insurance premiums and is the 10th worst city in overall safety, with 14.84 fatal car crashes per 100,000 residents. Dallas also has one of the slowest average speeds downtown, at 16 mph.

With two spots in the top ten, Texas is certainly one of the worst states for driving, competing only with California, which also has two cities in the top ten.

Forbes found that the worst city to drive in is Oakland, California.

“Drivers in Oakland, California have the worst driving experience among the 47 cities we evaluated, thanks to high numbers of fatal car crashes, high gas prices, and high average commute times that workers face every day,” the report said.

The study looked at data from the 50 most populous cities in categories including driving experience, safety, cost of car ownership and access to car maintenance.