Could have something to do with them dropping the road test portion of getting a license... You know that pesky part of the test we have to prove that you can actually drive a car.
Also I think them and Louisiana are competing to see who can have the shittiest roads in the nation.
This, I knew of people that didn't wear seat belts or have that clip for the sensor to not wear one. It's so dumb.
Also, people drive crazy where I live. Seatbelts only help so much, might invest in a Mad Max roll cage and other defensiveness. What's sad is there's some seriousness to this as well.
To me it looks like a big factor is more people in cities. Which means lower average speeds. People rarely die in 30 mph crashes. Their is obviously another factor since the small NE states like maine did well too.
The danger in Austin is you’re combining the big city drivers with the rural drivers and that just creates a mess. At least within a city you can predict the level of assholeness of most drivers.
This proves something I've believed for years. New Jersey drivers aren't bad drivers. There's a LOT of them. It's crowded and horrible. But they're good at what they do.
We’re forged in fire. Not many people can handle driving across the GW into the Bronx and back in a day, but I’ve done it multiple times for my Yankees loving wife. I used to leave Hoboken at 5 in the morning to drive for 2 hours to my job. Jesus I don’t miss that. I remember one time my alternator died in a snow storm while I was getting onto the highway in Weehawken; I caused a huge traffic jam. Ended up getting into a shouting match with the cop that responded acting like I had decided it’d be a great time for my car to break down. Fuck that guy.
I think it's mostly because most roads have low speed limits. The other states have everyone driving like 90 everywhere. NJ is 40-55 in many roads (yeah I know people still drive really fast, but statistically the state has lower speed limits)
Population total (/density) x average speed x terrain x proximity to hospitals x quality of hospitals x quality/frequency of respectable crash barriers?
31 Comments
lornosaj@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 200d
Imho this is a shitty color scheme for such a statistic.
NegentropicBoy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 200d
At first I thought TX, FL etc were doing really well.
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 199d
Seriously, I realized Florida was white and my brain had a little wtf moment as it recalibrated the color scale.
dingus@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 200d
Ok listen I know Mississippi and Louisiana always compete for "worst state"...but for real why is Mississippi like that???
gustofwind@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 200d
Love of the game
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 199d
Could have something to do with them dropping the road test portion of getting a license... You know that pesky part of the test we have to prove that you can actually drive a car.
Also I think them and Louisiana are competing to see who can have the shittiest roads in the nation.
dingus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 199d
Wait are you for real? You don't have to take a driving test??? Wut?
Siethron@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 199d
I know of at least two cloverleafs near Jackson Mississippi that are banked the wrong way. So shitty roads might come into play.
Side note. I do not live in Mississippi, I just pass through once every couple of years.
GraniteM@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 199d
Empty swimming pool phenomenon.
not_that_guy05@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 200d
Montana WTF, there's like 10 of y'all in Montana.
CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 200d
Which is why a single death gives them a high rate.
toofpic@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 200d
Probably also explains the low NY: on every dead driver, there are thousands of mass transit commuters
blarghly@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 200d
auto dependency × substance abuse
blady_blah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 199d
I bet this is really just a measure of the percentage of people who wear seatbelts in each state.
PizzaLamp25@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 199d
This, I knew of people that didn't wear seat belts or have that clip for the sensor to not wear one. It's so dumb.
Also, people drive crazy where I live. Seatbelts only help so much, might invest in a Mad Max roll cage and other defensiveness. What's sad is there's some seriousness to this as well.
Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 199d
To me it looks like a big factor is more people in cities. Which means lower average speeds. People rarely die in 30 mph crashes. Their is obviously another factor since the small NE states like maine did well too.
Chiarottide@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 199d
Most importantly, people in cities drive less because most places are a short walk away and you can use public transit
reddig33@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 200d
It’s a miracle those Texas numbers aren’t higher. Have you ever driven in DFW? And theres no traffic enforcement in Austin.
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 199d
All of Austin is an on/off ramp. I'm amazed cars aren't just piled up 100ft high on either side of I-35 at all times.
CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 199d
The danger in Austin is you’re combining the big city drivers with the rural drivers and that just creates a mess. At least within a city you can predict the level of assholeness of most drivers.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 200d
This proves something I've believed for years. New Jersey drivers aren't bad drivers. There's a LOT of them. It's crowded and horrible. But they're good at what they do.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 199d
We’re forged in fire. Not many people can handle driving across the GW into the Bronx and back in a day, but I’ve done it multiple times for my Yankees loving wife. I used to leave Hoboken at 5 in the morning to drive for 2 hours to my job. Jesus I don’t miss that. I remember one time my alternator died in a snow storm while I was getting onto the highway in Weehawken; I caused a huge traffic jam. Ended up getting into a shouting match with the cop that responded acting like I had decided it’d be a great time for my car to break down. Fuck that guy.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 199d
Fucker, I knew it was you!
But absolutely. Welcome to Rt22. It's 50mph and your merge "lane" is five feet. The people behind you are angry. Aaaand go.
Isthisreddit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 199d
I think it's mostly because most roads have low speed limits. The other states have everyone driving like 90 everywhere. NJ is 40-55 in many roads (yeah I know people still drive really fast, but statistically the state has lower speed limits)
saltesc@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 200d
Huh, never noticed before. What's up with the weird borders above Texas? I assume that's Oklahoma.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 200d
I assume you’re talking about the panhandle
saltesc@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 199d
Yep! And that link explains it, thanks 🙂
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 200d
I can’t wait to show this chart off the next time people in PA try to tell me Jersey drivers are the worst.
BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 199d
Are the Republican states better at anything?
IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 199d
Of course they are, just with things most people don’t approve of.
XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 200d
Population total (/density) x average speed x terrain x proximity to hospitals x quality of hospitals x quality/frequency of respectable crash barriers?