Illinois Tops Dangerous Driving List
Driving is a big responsibility and for some it's one that's taken much too lightly. Illinois takes a top spot on a dangerous driving list.
Most 16 year old are excited to get their driver's license and some of them are a little scared too.
They should be! Driving is a very big deal. Remember when you were first learning? My sister helped me a lot when I was first behind the wheel and I remember being mesmerized by her ability to keep the car going at 45 mph for down the street, like it was magic or something.
Drivers who understand that it's a big deal and are a bit scared when they start out are not the problem. But drivers that don't see driving as a huge responsibility can be pretty dangerous. Those drivers in Illinois may have helped us get on a dangerous driving list.
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A new study from The Fitch Law Firm took in data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to create a list ranking the states based on fatal speeding crashes.
Illinois ranked 8th on the list.
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This data was taken from 2017-2021, involving fatal crashes where speeding was the primary reason for the accident.
The top state in the country on this list is Rhode Island, with 46.01% of fatal crashes that involved speeding. Here are the top ten.
The Top Ten States Who Drive Dangerously
- Rhode Island
- Hawaii
- South Carolina
- New Hampshire
- Pennsylvania
- Alaska
- Missouri
- Illinois
- Vermont
- New Mexico
While we don't have control of everything on the road, a study like this reminds us that we do have control of how fast we're driving. Stay safe!
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