Oakland, San Francisco ranked the worst cities for drivers in the U.S.

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Smaller, suburban cities notably fared better than denser, car-clogged metropolitan areas.

OAKLAND — The hassles and expenses of driving can quickly add up, especially as Americans are increasingly paying more at gas pumps, spending long hours in traffic congestion and weathering damage from roads riddled with potholes.

Each of the cities was graded on a 100-point scale, weighed on a ranked list of concerns, including the cost of a new car, quality of local roads, accident likelihood, insurance premiums and rate of vehicle thefts in any given city. Issues such as access to repair shops and a city’s share of uninsured drivers were ranked lower.San Francisco and Oakland ranked 99th and 100th, respectively, in the Top 100 list. The Bay Area’s second and third largest cities only earned a total score of 38.

 

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