Moemg
Gone but not forgotten
If Florida is not number one then I am frightened to visit Maine .
Most accidents happen close to home. That’s why I moved.
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.
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.
If Florida is not number one then I am frightened to visit Maine .