At first glance, the question seems bizarre. But it makes sense: angry and depressed people are more likely to drive erratically, and after Hillary’s loss, there were many angry and erratic drivers.

At least in California, that is. Data gathered on over 1.2 million drivers from the American Automobile Association (AAA), California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), California Highway Patrol (CHP), and the California State University (CSU), shows that California drivers were 13.6% more likely to be in a car accident over the next two years starting the day that Hillary lost the election. That’s the equivalent of over 2.1 million more accidents.

“When you’re angry, you’re more likely to road rage. Plus, angry drivers are often looking for any excuse to fight,” stated John Kinsel, a psychology research assistant in the California State University at Channel Islands.

“Now imagine a bunch of drivers getting angry on the same day, which was at the end of the election. The road just became that much more dangerous all of the sudden,” he said.

“Since California, especially in the cities, is a liberal hotbed compared to other states, the accident rate would jump much higher in comparison too,” Kinsel explained, “but that would mean most of the casualties will be on their fellow ideologues.”

Mark Kanz, a now-retired officer at the California Highway Patrol stated that there was “a spike of DUI incidents after the election” with many “drivers blaming Trump’s victory as the main reason for drunk driving.”

“Many of them asked me to forgive them,” he chuckled, “but I can’t bend the law just for them. No one’s that special, right?”

“Whether you killed someone because you had a bad day and over-drank, or whether you killed someone for another reason…it doesn’t matter to a dead guy since he’s dead,” Kanz continued, “they need to understand that safe driving is more important than feelings.”

Similarly, the average car insurance price also jumped over 12% in California. In urban areas, such as Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, the jump was as high as 38.2% for some drivers.

On the bright side, public transportation services saw a spike in business thanks to many drivers losing their licenses. Transportation services, such as the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Foothill Transit, saw an average of an additional 3,000 passengers per day.

“Trump didn’t make them drink, no one made them drink,” Kanz concluded, “only they made themselves drink. I’m not here to ban sadness, I’m here to ban dangerous stupidity.”

“It’s time they wise up enough to learn personal responsibility and I hope it won’t cost them their life”, he said.