Hitting the road can be a mix of freedom, and well, a bit of anxiety. Especially for truckers whose office is the vast American highway system. A recent study from a Georgia law firm has resulted in a list of the most dangerous states for drivers based on numbers of fatalities per 100,000 people.
The Most Dangerous States for Drivers
- Wyoming
- Fatality Rate: 27
- Population: 584,100
- Mississippi
- Fatality Rate: 27
- Population: 2.9 million
- Arkansas
- Fatality Rate: 22
- Population: 3.1 million
- Tennessee
- Fatality Rate: 22
- Population: 7.1 million
- South Carolina
- Fatality Rate: 21
- Population: 5.4 million
- New Mexico
- Fatality Rate: 21
- Population: 2.1 million
- Alabama
- Fatality Rate: 20
- Population: 5.1 million
- Kentucky
- Fatality Rate: 20
- Population: 4.5 million
- Louisiana
- Fatality Rate: 19
- Population: 4.6 million
- Arizona
- Fatality Rate: 19
- Population: 7.4 million
And on the flip side, the study also highlights the safest states:
Safest States for Drivers:
- New York
- Fatality Rate: 5
- Population: 19.5 million
- Massachusetts
- Fatality Rate: 6
- Population: 7 million
- New Jersey
- Fatality Rate: 7
- Population: 9.3 million
This snapshot paints a clear picture of where the risks lie and also where strides in road safety have been most effective.
Source: TheTrucker.com
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