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Gary, Indiana. took the number two spot. Jackson, Mississippi took number three, though they were nowhere close to Daytona Beach, with 3.84 and 3.79 times the median rate of car deaths.
Among small towns — those with populations under 50,000 — Dayton, Texas (located in the greater Houston metro) topped the list with a crash death rate an astonishing 12.4 times the national median
Source: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JoWMRt2vMV2uwlzPc4InSJlKckEHr5WyxYbXTIIIjHo/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Ohhhh and where's NJ on that list? Hm, no where? That's fucking right, we know how to do things the right fucking way I don't wanna hear SHIT from any PA nutters, NY jackasses or MAsshole drivers, best drivers in the nation, highest population density, one of the lowest fatal accident rates per CAPITA.
NJ is best state. Willing to hear arguments from Mass, but that's about it. I will always provide uparrow to NJ love.
I drive home from Jersey City at like 11 o'clock last night. Road should be empty but kept hitting bottlenecks. You can guess what (who) the bottlenecks were caused by each and every time.
Lol New Jersey people are funny. You’re not wrong though.
That's fucking right!! We're goddamn ridiculous goofballs who deserve every ounce of your love and adoration 😤
We're the nicest people in the whole fucking nation, we just got a prickly facade. And we're the safest drivers. A native NJ driver can merge into a gap smaller than their own car without harming a fly. And you're gonna love our Taylor Ham, that's right, it's Taylor Ham, get the fuck outta here with your pork roll bullshit.
😂 I lived in NJ for a few months and I actually agree. Y’all are a fun bunch. NJ definitely deserves more love than it usually gets.
That said, I think the main reason NJ has safer roads is better road design. Usually driver behavior is only a minor factor. NJ has made a real effort in recent years to improve things (although there’s still a lot more to be done).
On the other hand, there is a slightly unfair nature to the comparison since so many NJ residents commute into other states for work. This means their road statistics don’t contain as many of the absolute death traps that many US downtowns are. Or at least the ones I’ve lived in. NYC and Philly are probably a cut above most.
Lol, average speed limit is 25, that’s why. Construction and congestion. Kinda hard to have traffic fatalities when grandpa is passing you up in his mobility scooter.
NJ drivers have a penchant for left lane camping, but I generally agree with your assessment. I do want to point out, as a Masshole myself, that Massachusetts has a lower fatal accident rate per capita AND per vehicle mile traveled (by VMT, we're actually the lowest) than New Jersey does. I don't think we deserve the bad rap we get.
People mistake “just fucking go already” for recklessness, no it’s just a lack of patience for drivers not paying attention
PA drivers are the WORST!