If I gave you two random cities in New Jersey, like the very urban Camden compared to the quieter suburban Old Bridge, and asked you to guess which one had the worse drivers, you’re likely guessing Camden. I would too.
We’d be wrong.
According to a 2026 report by Lendingtree.com about auto insurance rates not only does Camden have fewer traffic incidents per capita than Old Bridge, it has the best drivers in the state. Old Bridge has the worst.
If you find this stunning, here’s the data.
Traffic incidents are defined as at-fault accidents (so, bad drivers), speeding tickets, DUIs, etc.. Looking at the top 21 cities by population, Lendingtree reports Old Bridge had 83.3 traffic incidents per 1,000 drivers. No sizable town had more…