Posted on 08/08/2016 12:41:07 PM PDT by simpson96
When you get cut off, stuck behind a slow poke in the passing lane or see someone whizzing by at 90 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone, it's tradition to check the license plate and say, "No wonder--they're from such-and-such state."
Now there's a study that gives credence to that claim.(snip)
Here's a list of the worst, and the reasons why:
1. Florida. Floridians Google "speeding tickets" and "traffic tickets" more than any other state. They also have the second lowest number of insured drivers in the nation.
2. Mississippi. The state had the fifth-highest number of deaths resulting from auto accidents and the 12th highest rate of DUI arrests per driver in the country. Like Florida, relatively few people are insured.
3. Oklahoma. When it comes to states with many uninsured drivers, Oklahoma has more than its fair share: Only 74 percent of its drivers are insured. It also has one of the 15 worst scores in DUIs per thousand drivers and the number of people killed per thousand drivers in auto accidents.
4. New Jersey. The Garden State has the second-most deaths per driver.
5. Delaware. New Jersey's neighbor and rival for worst drivers in the mid-Atlantic region, Delaware is the only state with more deaths per driver than New Jersey.
6. Alabama. This state has bad scores all around.
7. Vermont. It leads the nation in DUIs per driver with 50 per thousand drivers.
8. Tennessee. The state is one of the least insured states in the country, with 20 percent of drivers not having car insurance. Tennessee also has the 18th highest number of deaths per thousand drivers.
9. Texas. It has the highest percentage of deaths from drunk driving at 40 percent.
10. Nevada. Nevada is the third-worst state for traffic and speeding tickets, as well as being the 17th worst state for DUIs.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
The states with the most mortuaries per capita.
LOL! Anyone going to or coming from Ohio, West Virginia or Maryland says exactly the same thing.
Just this morning, I saw one of Pennsylvania’s finest drivers stop dead on a busy 4-lane road, put the car in reverse, and then back up to make a missed turn.
Not to mention swear at the idiot driver next door!
Russia made its drivers put dashcams on their cars because they are so, so bad. U-toob “Russian car crashes”.
I got halfway through the article and realized that this Ed Leefeldt screwball just about has to be a pseudonym for Jason Blair.
There’s nothing in front of her. Why on earth was she backing up?
Blond.
No idea, I saw the video of it and it all looked even worse, just an utterly insane move.... a lot of alcohol onboard, I have to suspect. Kids in the car, and that kid in the middle obviously not in a seat belt, fine parenting!!
So basically Dukes of Hazzard was a documentary?
Vanity plates “DER BNZ” plus backup lights wired to the turn signals.
Amen brother! I think turn signals are just an option that Tarheels decline.
She did that in front of “Great Falls Eye Care,” lol. Expired tags, too.
In Utah, once you learn to start moving over and then signal it gets easier. That way the driver in the next lane doesn’t have time to speed up and block you.
“9. Texas. It has the highest percentage of deaths from drunk driving at 40 percent.”
Texas also has a lot of illegals on the road
It's bumpah caahs. No one gets hurt.
You are so correct!!! lol
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