Best and worst drivers ranked by state

[Moemg]

If Florida is not number one then I am frightened to visit Maine .

 

[JAS1776]

Most accidents happen close to home. That’s why I moved.

 

[Dtail]

Most accidents happen close to home. That’s why I moved.

Nice first post. Groucho Marx like.

 

[gerntz]

We oldsters don't drive many miles in the absolute nor much at night nor much after drinking nor while texting. My miles are down ~25% since retiring. Rarely if ever out past 1100-1130. Like to never text in car or that much at all for that matter. Net, of course I'm safer.

Places where lots of commuters take public transport will also look good. Freeways are way safer per mile driven than two lane roads, particularly vs. winding roads with lots of blind turns. Hard to kill someone in NYC with straight roads & slow traffic.

 

[savory]

One measurement might skew the data. When living in CT, I never saw a car pulled over for traffic violations. And, I am not exaggerating about much about never. I was told the revenue for traffic violations goes to the state. Not much incentive for local enforcement.

In the various states I lived in, CT I thought was the worse. Although biking through Florida often caused concerns and so did SC.

 

[CaptTom]

One measurement might skew the data. When living in CT, I never saw a car pulled over for traffic violations. And, I am not exaggerating about much about never. I was told the revenue for traffic violations goes to the state. Not much incentive for local enforcement.

Good point. Maine is pretty aggressive at ticketing. As a tourist state, that's a big revenue generator. I wonder if the statistic used was tickets issued, or tickets received. I'd expect a large portion of the tickets issued in Maine go to out-of-state drivers, for all the obvious reasons.

Odd about CT though. It used to be said that CT was the most aggressive at ticketing, of all the New England states. For a few months in 2013 I was driving there and back every weekend, and there did seem to be a lot of cars pulled over each time. It may be the difference between state police (highways) and locals.

 

[savory]

Good point. Maine is pretty aggressive at ticketing. As a tourist state, that's a big revenue generator. I wonder if the statistic used was tickets issued, or tickets received. I'd expect a large portion of the tickets issued in Maine go to out-of-state drivers, for all the obvious reasons.

Odd about CT though. It used to be said that CT was the most aggressive at ticketing, of all the New England states. For a few months in 2013 I was driving there and back every weekend, and there did seem to be a lot of cars pulled over each time. It may be the difference between state police (highways) and locals.

It could be something different with state vs local police. I am obviously referring to my CT town, so it could be different by town. So, there could be different result by town. But, I have lived in 5 states. There is no doubt in my mind that CT motorists were the most aggressive neighborhood drivers I have ever encountered.

 

[Dawg52]

As usual Mississippi near the bottom on the list. Only thing.....that's a good thing this time.

 

[umograd83]

I can tell you that at least three in the top ten have huge issues with wildlife. Many accidents and many, many wrecked outfits from hitting wildlife. A huge part of insurance rates for some of those states because of hitting wildlife.

Also those three state have very extreme weather conditions (ice, snow, blizzards etc.). You drive for everything in those states because they are very rural.

That’s right. Moose and deer/car collisions are quite common in Maine, as is snow and ice. Could be that the heavy tourist traffic in the summer contributes to the accident rates. The traffic on I-295 is beyond ridiculous and more lanes are needed in the southern part of the state near Portland.

 

[umograd83]

If Florida is not number one then I am frightened to visit Maine .

Driving in Florida is worse in than in Maine due to more people on the road. Maine only has about 1.2 million in the entire state. You’ll find that many people on the road in the Orlando area.