What States Have the Most Dangerous Highways?
Divers, you see more of the country than nearly anyone else. You could probably teach geography teachers a thing or two, and you certainly know where to find the best and worst roads in America.
Do you agree with Car Insurance Comparison’s list of Most Dangerous Highways?
Each state was scored in 6 categories (50 being the most dangerous and 1 being the safest) and added everything together to determine the final order. The 6 categories they used were:
- Interstate Speeding Fatalities per Miles of Interstate
- Percent of Drivers without Seat Belts
- Highway Bridges Rated Obsolete or Deficient
- Highway Deaths per 1,000 Highway Miles Traveled
- Federal Funding
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Death Rates
Here is a look at the Top 10 States with the Most Dangerous Highways:
10. Idaho – Best Category – Federal Funding (11th)
Worst Category – Death per 1,000 miles traveled (45th)
9. Tennessee – Best Category – Highway Bridges (16th)
Worst Category – Federal Funding (42nd)
8. Arizona – Best Category – Highway Bridges (4th)
Worst Category – Interstate Speeding Fatalities (46th)
7. Kentucky – Best Category – Interstate Speeding Fatalities (15th)
Worst Category – Driver without Seat Belts (45th)
6. Wyoming – Best Category – Federal Funding (2nd)
Worst Category – IIHS Death Rates (50th)
5. Mississippi – Best Category – Federal Funding (18th) Worst Category – IIHS Death Rates (49th)
4. Louisiana – Best Category – Interstate Speeding Fatalities (18th)
Worst Category – Highway Death per 1,000 miles and IIHS Death Rates (41st in both)
3. Alabama – Best Category – Federal Funding (14th)
Worst Category – IIHS Death Rates (47th)
2. Florida – Best Category – Highway Bridges (5th)
Worst Category – Federal Funding (49th)
1. MOST DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS – South Carolina – Best Category – Highway Bridges (33rd)
Worst Category – IIHS Death Rates (46th)
Here is how the rest of the list shakes out:
11. Colorado
12. Arkansas
13. Missouri
14. California
15. Oklahoma
16. Pennsylvania
17. West Virginia
18. Montana
19. Rhode Island
20. Texas
21. Massachusetts
22. Maine
23. North Carolina
24. Kansas
25. New Mexico
26. Hawaii
27. Delaware
28. Maryland
29. Nevada
30. Connecticut
31. New York
32. South Dakota
33. Virginia
34. New Hampshire
35. Georgia
36. Wisconsin
37. Ohio
38. Washington
39. Illinois
40. Utah
41. Vermont
42. New Jersey
43. Oregon
44. Alaska
45. Nebraska
46. North Dakota
47. Michigan
48. Indiana
49. Minnesota
50. SAFEST HIGHWAYS – Iowa
If you are interested into taking a closer look at the study and the results check out www.carinsurancecomparison.com
But now we are wondering if you agree with their results. Does South Carolina really have the most dangerous highways and do you know passing through Iowa will be a breeze? What about everyone in between? Are there certain states and highways you dread getting on?