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Message started by Gort on 05/28/10 at 09:18:28

Title: The Worst Drivers, listed by State:
Post by Gort on 05/28/10 at 09:18:28

http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/news-worstdrivers/

Title: Re: The Worst Drivers, listed by State:
Post by Phelonius on 05/28/10 at 10:05:25

They don't offer any data for motorcycles, and they didn't offer any info that I saw on which states were wost.
Looks to me like they want your data for their own purposes before revealing nothing of relevance.

Phelonius

Title: Re: The Worst Drivers, listed by State:
Post by Gort on 05/28/10 at 10:39:49

On the page there is a link to click on explaining the backround of the survey:

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/05/27/worst-drivers-in-america-by-state/

On the page there is also a link to the test you can take to see how good a driver you are. The test was composed of various test questions from DMVs across the nation, and presented by GMAC Insurance. Here is the test:

http://www.nationaldriverstest.com/

Here are the results of the scores:

(Ranked in order of worst drivers by state to best drivers by state)
Scoring is from 1 to 100 on a 20 question test.

1. (WORST) New York - 70.0
2. New Jersey - 70.5
3. Dist. of Columbia - 71.9
4. California - 73.3
5. Rhode Island - 73.8
6. Louisiana - 74.1
7. West Virginia - 74.8
7. Hawaii - 74.8
9. New Hampshire - 74.9
9. Kentucky - 74.9
11. Florida - 75.2
12. Mississippi - 75.6
13. Pennsylvania - 75.8
13. Massachusetts - 75.8
15. North Carolina - 75.9
15. Arkansas - 75.9
17. Texas - 76.0
18. Connecticut - 76.3
19. Illinois - 76.6
20. Georgia - 76.7
21. Alabama - 77.1
22. South Carolina - 77.2
23. New Mexico - 77.3
24. Virginia - 77.5
24. Ohio - 77.5
26. Maine - 77.6
26. Delaware - 77.6
28. Colorado - 77.8
29. Utah- 77.9
30. Vermont - 78.1
30. Nevada - 78.1
32. Maryland - 78.2
33. Tennessee - 78.3
34. Wyoming - 78.4
35. Arizona - 78.5
36. Missouri - 78.8
37. Michigan - 79.0
38. North Dakota - 79.1
39. Oklahoma - 79.3
40. Wisconsin - 79.4
40. Washington - 79.4
42. Alaska - 79.8
43. Montana - 80.0
44. Idaho - 80.1
45. Indiana - 80.4
46. Nebraska - 80.5
47. Iowa - 80.8
48. Minnesota - 81.1
49. South Dakota - 81.2
50. Oregon - 82.1
51. (BEST) Kansas 82.3

Title: Re: The Worst Drivers, listed by State:
Post by Paladin. on 05/28/10 at 11:05:07

Who are the "Worst Drivers" rated as by KILLED:

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2010/tables/10s1068.pdf

0.8 MA RI
0.9 CT MN VT
1.0 MI NH NJ NY WA
1.1 CO MD OH UT
1.2 CA DE DC IL ME
1.3 HI IN NE OR VA WI
1.4 IA KS MO ND PA TX
1.5 GA NM
1.6 AK FL ID NC OK SD WY
1.7 AZ NV TN
1.8 AL KY

2.0 AR MS
2.1 SC WV
2.2 LA
2.5 MT

Deaths by 100,000,000 miles:

Montanta, Louisiana, South Carolina, West Virgina, Arkansas, Mississippi.

Title: Re: The Worst Drivers, listed by State:
Post by wolfmrp on 05/28/10 at 11:20:20

Interesting list. I learned to drive in NJ, but I have been living in Or for the last 12 years. I can not stand the way people in Or drive.

I saw a report listed buy car a few years ago. VW jetta divers were the worst.

Title: Re: The Worst Drivers, listed by State:
Post by Paladin. on 05/28/10 at 11:37:46

455D5E545F4042320 wrote:

Interesting list. I learned to drive in NJ, but I have been living in Or for the last 12 years. I can not stand the way people in Or drive.

New Jersey -- 1.0 deaths per 100M miles.
Oregon -- 1.3 deaths per 100M miles.

You are RIGHT. Are in Oregon worse than in New Jersey.

Title: Re: The Worst Drivers, listed by State:
Post by verslagen1 on 05/28/10 at 11:43:46

Crash Severity ( by percent )

Vehicle Fatal Injury Property Damage Only
Passenger Car 40.4 56.1 54.9
Light Truck 37.8 37.8 39.7
Large Truck 8.1 2.3 4.3
Motorcycle 10.7 3.1 0.3
Bus 0.5 0.4 0.7
Other 1.2 0.3 0.1

from: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811171.pdf

Exhibit 8 -Motorcyclist Fatality and Injury Rates
per Vehicle Miles Traveled, 2008
Year VMT Killed Rate Injured Rate
2008 14,484 5,290 36.52 96,000 663

Exhibit 17 -Related Factors for Drivers and
Motorcycle Riders Involved in Fatal Crashes, 2008

Factors Percent
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road 24.1
Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted
speed limit or racing 21.5
Under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication 14.3
Inattentive (talking, eating, etc.) 9.4

Title: Re: The Worst Drivers, listed by State:
Post by Phelonius on 05/28/10 at 17:38:51

I note that the scoring is based on how drivers answered questions, not how they actually drive.
Big difference there. Often the folks who know the most about safe driving practices are the ones most flagrently violating these things.
After all those practices are how other people should drive.

Phelonius

Title: Re: The Worst Drivers, listed by State:
Post by John_D FSO on 05/31/10 at 21:44:44

46777A77727F78160 wrote:

[quote author=455D5E545F4042320 link=1275063509/0#4 date=1275070820]Interesting list. I learned to drive in NJ, but I have been living in Or for the last 12 years. I can not stand the way people in Or drive.

New Jersey -- 1.0 deaths per 100M miles.
Oregon -- 1.3 deaths per 100M miles.

You are RIGHT. Are in Oregon worse than in New Jersey.
[/quote]
I can easily believe that. I work in Oregon and live in Washington, so spend a lot of time driving in both. Seems like the OR drivers are a lot more aggressive, and downright rude a lot of the time. >:(