Death rates correlate with education levels, urbanization rate, alcohol consumption, car size, driving laws, speed cameras, and road design.
Death rates correlate with education levels, urbanization rate, alcohol consumption, car size, driving laws, speed cameras, and road design.
Notice how the states you’d be trying to leave or drive through as fast as possible are all grouped at one end of the scale?
I’m not saying this is the only reason. But it can still be a reason.
It’s always fun when your beliefs are confirmed. If I were to guess the top 10, it would have probably been those listed maybe a dabble of Wisconsin given their lack alcohol laws and enforcement compared to other places.
Nah, Wisconsin has weather that requires more cautious driving a big chunk of the year.
A lot of the higher end states from the US in the graph are in southern parts of the country which are largely red politically which likely means reduced safety regulations, and have more consistent road conditions and weather through the year.