Which states have the most aggressive drivers?

[the resident09]

Maryland's an obvious omission from the poll

Most Dangerous States for Driving:

1. Ohio - Incident rate: 30.35%

2. Wisconsin - Incident rate: 30.29%

3. South Carolina - Incident rate: 29.99%

4. Nebraska - Incident rate: 29.78%

5. Virginia - Incident rate: 29.78%

6. Iowa - Incident rate: 29.75%

7. Maine - Incident rate: 29.33%

8. Maryland - Incident rate: 28.49%

9. Wyoming - Incident rate: 28.07%

10. Colorado - Incident rate: 27.66%

https://insurify.com/insights/danger...g-states-2020/

[BostonBornMassMade]

Ironically MA is at or near the very bottom for traffic fatalities. And perhaps accidents too. Aggressive but good drivers.

[masssachoicetts]

Originally Posted by BostonBornMassMade

Ironically MA is at or near the very bottom for traffic fatalities. And perhaps accidents too. Aggressive but good drivers.

more use on public transportation, less wide roads, heavier congestion, smaller through roads, etc all play a role in why MA NJ CT RI and Downstate NY have some of the lwoest/lowest traffic fatalitiy rates in the country.

A normal commuting road in MA/RI/CT looks like:

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1993...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4984...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2258...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5103...7i16384!8i8192 (This rule in NJ prevents a lot of deaths)

over this in FL/NC/TX:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9125...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3885...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8510...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4639...7i16384!8i8192

Yes there are exceptions, but generally, urban sprawl leads to wider roads, more intersections and more accidents. An extra lane at an intersection can increase fatalities by more than 200% in an intersection.

Anecdotally, my parents lived a cumulative of 82 driving years in Massachusetts. 18 in Florida. They got in 5 accidents in 82 years in MA. 17 accidents, one which was pretty bad, in Florida. For the record, only 2 were their fault.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by masssachoicetts

more use on public transportation, less wide roads, heavier congestion, smaller through roads, etc all play a role in why MA NJ CT RI and Downstate NY have some of the lwoest/lowest traffic fatalitiy rates in the country.

A normal commuting road in MA/RI/CT looks like:

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1993...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4984...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2258...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5103...7i16384!8i8192 (This rule in NJ prevents a lot of deaths)

over this in FL/NC/TX:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.9125...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3885...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8510...7i16384!8i8192
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4639...7i16384!8i8192

Yes there are exceptions, but generally, urban sprawl leads to wider roads, more intersections and more accidents. An extra lane at an intersection can increase fatalities by more than 200% in an intersection.

Anecdotally, my parents lived a cumulative of 82 driving years in Massachusetts. 18 in Florida. They got in 5 accidents in 82 years in MA. 17 accidents, one which was pretty bad, in Florida. For the record, only 2 were their fault.

Ahh the jughandle...

and yea commutes are a lot more localized in MA in particular than anywhere else I've seen. way way less highways usage. Id go weeks in MA wihtout leaving a local road.

[Tusco]

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