#NotToBrag, but Iowa is the best state in which to be a driver, according to financial information website Bankrate.com, which evaluated 50 U.S. states based on several factors that affect drivers, including commute time, annual insurance premiums, gas expenditure, cost of car repairs, car thefts and auto fatalities. Iowa ranked No. 1 because of its low insurance premiums, short commute times and less expensive auto repair costs. Ohio, Maine, Wisconsin and Vermont complete the top five states for drivers. California was last. Possibly as interesting as the Bankrate.com report was its list of sources. Here it is: Labor and parts data was provided by CarMD.com, gas spending was calculated with statistics from the Bureau of Transportation and the Oil Price Information Service, and insurance costs were compiled from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Theft statistics came from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and fatal crash rates were from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. Commute times were determined from the U.S. Census.