This Thanksgiving, AAA predicts 48.3 million people will travel by car to see family and friends, and travel volumes are forecasted to nearly catch up to pre-pandemic levels.

A press release says with this surge in travelers on the roads this week, whistleout.com says Missouri ranks No. 9 for distracted driving in the U.S., making it one of the worst states for holiday travel.

This Holiday season, experts urge travelers in Missouri to put away their phones before they hit the road.

For the record, the worst states in which to drive are: New Mexico, Alabama, Montana, Washington and Kentucky at Nos. 1 through 5. Also, Kansas ranks as the sixth worst. The best states are: Arkansas, New York, Alaska, Pennsylvania and Indiana at Nos. 1 through 5.

To rank each state, whistleout.com used the most-recent data available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) and Zendrive Distracted Driving nationwide surveys.

You can compare your state’s ranking to the rest of the U.S.: https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/distracted-driving-by-state >.