The Highways in South Carolina are Among the Most Dangerous in the Nation
Wall Street 24/7 has released its latest study of United States Roadways, ranking the safest and most unsafe by state. In ranking the safest and most dangerous states to drive in the United States, data of roadway fatalities from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Federal Highway Administration was reviewed. The state with the safest roads was Rhode Island. The state with the most unsafe road was Mississippi. Surprisingly, 9 of the 10 safest states were in the Northeast. Six of the top ten worst regionally fall in the Southeast with South Carolina coming in this year’s survey as the 3rd worst state for roadway safety. As the number 3 dangerous state, South Carolina has the following statistics:
South Carolina (#3 most dangerous roads in America)
Road deaths per 100,000: 20.5
2016 roadway fatalities: 1,015 (13th most)
Seat belt use: 94%
Deadliest holiday in 2016: Martin Luther King’s Birthday (16 fatal crashes)
Fatal crashes on rural roads: 60%
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