Drive on!

If you're planning on doing a lot of driving over the weekend, count yourself lucky for living in Indiana. According to research by the National Motorists Association, only seven states rank better that ours when it comes to treatment of motorists:

These state rankings were calculated using seventeen criteria related to specific traffic laws, enforcement practices, and the treatment of traffic ticket defendants. The rankings are designed to provide guidance to travelers who do not want their vacation ruined by speed traps, arcane laws or “kangaroo” traffic courts.

The states that do better than us are Minnesota, North Dakota, Kentucky, Nebraska, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. States that treat drivers the worst: New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland, Louisiana and New York.