This may not surprise any Florida drivers. The sunshine state ranks 40th in the nation when it comes to traffic congestion, highway performance and cost-effectiveness in a new study by the Reason Foundation. Spokesman Baruch Feigenbaum says to improve the rating experts would need to figure out why the fatality rate is so high-and make improvements from there.North Dakota roadways fared best in the study, landing in the number #1 spot, New Jersey gets the dubious distinction of 50th place.