CAR BRAND STUDY: BEST DRIVERS, WORST DRIVERS, DRUNKEST DRIVERS

LendingTree has analyzed insurance inquiries between January 1 and December 31 of 2024 to see which car brands have the best and worst drivers, highest accident rates, and the highest DUI rates. The results:
– The Safest Drivers (brands with the lowest driving incident reports in 2024):
#3: Cadillac
#2: Pontiac (And, yes, it was noted that the Pontiac brand has been dead for 15 years)
#1: Mercury

– The Worst Drivers (brands the most accidents and tickets per 1,000 drivers in 2024)
#3: Subaru
#2: Ram
#1: Tesla

– The Drunkest Drivers (brands with the most DUIs in 2024)
#3: Tesla drivers
#2: BMW drivers
#1: Pontiac drivers (Who are also the #2 SAFEST drivers. Nice analysis work, LendingTree!)

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THURSDAY – Mar 19

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TUESDAY – Mar 17

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TODAY’S ALMANAC

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TODAY’S TRIVIA

THURSDAY TRIVIA – Mar 19

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ENTERTAINMENT & CELEBRITIES

WHAT TO WATCH – New and Returning Shows and Movies

Premiering Thursday through Sunday

SHIA LABEOUF IN HIS ___ IN AN _ LOBBY

Mad Libs!

REALITY TV STAR WINNER OF THE IDITAROD DOGSLED RACE

The dogs had something to do with it, too.

ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS LIST

WInner winner, not for Sinners.

WHAT TO WATCH – New and Returning Shows and Movies

Premiering Monday through Wednesday

THE RAZZIE AWARDS: WINNERS LIST

Ptthhhhhht!

SESAME STREET SUES SEA WORLD

Big Bird, big lawsuit.

HALF OF AMERICA DOESN’T GO TO THE MOVIES ANYMORE

How did “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” not pull them in?

OSCAR NOMINEE GIFT BAGS

In which luxury companies get their names mentioned on the radio.

JOKE OF THE DAY

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What did the octopus say to the bagpipes?

posted March 19

“Nice pajamas.”

A woman lived with her daughter and son-in-law.

posted March 18

One day she came home to find her son-in-law packing a suitcase. He says, “I’m leaving, it’s the end of our marriage. I texted my wife to say I’d be home early, and when I got here I found her in bed with another man.” The mother-in-law said, “No, my daughter would never do that, there must be a simple explanation, I’ll go and talk to her.” After a while, the mother-in-law comes back and says, “There, I told you there was a simple explanation. She never got your text.”

Why wouldn’t the nearsighted vampire buy glasses?

posted March 17

He just couldn’t see himself wearing them.

Guy staggers into a bar.

posted March 16

Bartender says, “You look beat.” Guy says, “I just walked five mile, climbed two trees, waded across a creek, almost stepped on a rattlesnake and outran a bear.” Bartender says, “You must be quite the outdoorsman.” Guy says, “No, I’m just a lousy golfer.”

A guy goes up to his boss after an ethics training seminar.

posted March 13

He says, “Boss, that ethics training has me feeling bad about us doing product testing on animals. His boss says, “Look, animal testing is an accepted practice, many shampoo and cosmetics manufacturers test their products on animals.” Guy says, “Yeah, but we make hammers.”