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Madison ranked No. 46 on best + worst driving cities

If only they knew about what’s going on at the South Blair intersection.

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From this view it looks like Madison should’ve ranked much higher.

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In a WalletHub listing released just yesterday, Tues., Oct. 11, Madison was ranked no. 46 of America’s best + worst cities to drive in.

Using a sample of the 100 most populated US cities, WalletHub measured:

  1. Cost of ownership + maintenance
  2. Traffic + infrastructure
  3. Safety
  4. Access to vehicles + maintenance

The 608 rated well in categories one and three, however, ranked near the bottom in two and four. No. 95 overall for access and maintenance — is this true to your experience? Let us know if you have a hard time finding service or if you’ve got some pro tips on the matter.

While we can’t solve all of our traffic, infrastructure + vehicle maintenance problems, we can try to alleviate some of the headaches. Check out some of 608today’s transportation guides:

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