North Carolina Ranks As One Of The Best States For Drivers…How???
Sincere surprise and joy is experienced by a young guy behind the wheel. Good mood and all emotions on the face. It is good when you know how to enjoy life.
This one I have a hard time believing since you know I actually live in North Carolina. And drive in North Carolina. Wallet Hub recently conducted a study about the best driving states, and well North Carolina ranked as one of the ten best states for drivers. That doesn’t make a good case for any other state. A little further reading led me to what these ratings are based on. It doesn’t just include the competence of drivers (in Charlotte at least there is none). Metrics included things like average gas prices, time spent in rush hour traffic, and road quality.
And North Carolina ranked as the 6th best state for drivers. Here are the top 10:
- Iowa
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Oklahoma
- Alabama
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- North Dakota
More thoughts- anyone who has ever driven through Atlanta can’t possibly agree with Georgia on this list. And Georgia has a section of I-95 which is seemingly ALWAYS a disaster of a drive. In contrast, South Carolina came in 30th (I will say the road conditions in SC are noticeably worse than NC).
Read the full WalletHub article here.
Data Shows North Carolina Has The Most Dangerous Rural Roads In America
Driving these days can be a terrifying experience. Especially in Charlotte, it seems the drivers get worse and more aggressive by the day and traffic laws are a mere suggestion. But it’s actually the rural roads that are of concern in North Carolina. New research by Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Anidjar & Levine looked at 10 years’ worth of data including the number of annual miles driven on rural roads and the number of rural road accidents for each state. They used this data to determine which states had the highest occurrence of rural crashes. And it’s North Carolina that has the most dangerous rural roads in America.
That’s right North Carolina ranked first on this list. And that’s not something to celebrate. The state has 70.45 accidents for every billion miles driven. Another interesting statistic is that 44.3% of these crashes occur on roads with a 55 mph speed limit. That’s 64.7% higher than the national average which is 26.9%. In some ways, this makes sense as there are a lot of rural roads in North Carolina. But when you consider the sheer size of other states it is a little crazy that we topped the list.
To create this list the researchers at Anidjar & Levine gathered data from 2012-2021 from agencies including NCDOT, FARS, the U.S. Census Bureau, and FHWA. The rural road accident rate was calculated by dividing the annual miles driven on rural roads by the number of vehicles involved in rural road accidents for each state. Keep reading below to see the top five states with the most dangerous roads in America. North Carolina isn’t the only Carolina in the top 5 either. Stay safe out there North Carolina. Thanks to our friends at Journo Research for sharing this research with us.
Top 5 Most Dangerous Rural Roads In America
Melanie Day is a graduate of North Carolina State University. She has worked for Beasley since 2012 in a variety of behind-the-scenes roles in both digital and promotions. Melanie writes about a diverse range of topics some of her favorites include travel, restaurants, Taylor Swift, and college athletics. When not at work you'll find her at a country concert or NC State sporting event.
