Atlanta ranks sixth in US for risky driving weather
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ATLANTA - Heavy rain brought rush-hour traffic to a standstill on the Downtown Connector earlier this year, stranding drivers. A new study points to that kind of weather as one of several challenges Atlanta motorists face.
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What we know:
MoneySuperMarket analyzed three years of weather data from 138 cities worldwide. Atlanta ranked sixth among U.S. cities and 10th globally, with a driving weather risk score of 67.1 out of 100.
The company scored cities for cold weather, heat, wet and windy conditions, and weather that departed from historical patterns. Atlanta’s highest category score was for wet and windy conditions, followed by heat and cold.
Dallas topped the U.S. ranking, followed by Houston, Washington, New Orleans and Philadelphia. The study compared weather conditions; it did not compare cities by weather-related crashes or injuries.