Who in North Carolina has some of the best drivers? Forbes most recently came up with a list of cities in the United States that have the worst and best drivers. Thankfully, North Carolina came out on top with the best side. There were different factors that played a part in creating this list. For instance, Forbes looked at how many accidents were recorded in the city with drunk drivers and accidents that occurred without someone being impaired. Other factors that played a part in the rankings were speeding tickets and insurance costs which determined which city had the best drivers.
Top 10 Cities with the Best Drivers:
- Boston, Massachusetts
- San Francisco, California
- New York, New York
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Washington, D.C.
- Oakland, California
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- San Diego, California
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Charlotte made the list that Forbes put together but they were ranked 15 in the country as far as having the worst drivers in the United States. By the way, most of y'all ride around here, I can see why. People need to go back to driver's education around here sometimes. That information is based on how many accidents are had per 100,000 residents and Charlotte had 10.18 accidents per 100,000 residents and 3.81 accidents per 100,000 residents that were because of a drunk driver.
Check out the full report here and see what other cities either have great or horrible drivers. Then take a look at yourself and see which category you fall under. Yikes...
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
5. Mississippi
Rural crashes per billion miles driven: 60.37
10 year change: 38.4%
4. South Carolina
Rural crashes per billion miles driven: 63.6
10 year change: -6.3%
3. West Virginia
Photo by David Becker/Getty ImagesRural crashes per billion miles driven: 67.18
10 year change: -33.6%
2. Connecticut
Rural crashes per billion miles driven: 68.74
10 year change: -39.0%
1. North Carolina
Rural crashes per billion miles driven: 70.45
10 year change: -11.2%
