We’ve all joked about it, but now the data makes it official. Just ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, new analysis published in Forbes Advisor shows that New Mexico officially has the worst drivers in the country.
From Forbes Advisor:
Unsafe driving habits are some of the biggest culprits of fatal crashes. A 2023 AAA survey found that more than half of all drivers engage in dangerous behavior, including speeding, driving while distracted and engaging in aggressive driving.
A new Forbes Advisor study finds dangerous driving is more common in certain states than others, potentially putting drivers at greater risk when they get behind the wheel.
To uncover which states have the worst drivers, Forbes Advisor analyzed data from all 50 states across eight key metrics.
New Mexico #1
New Mexico’s score: 100 out of 100
New Mexico has the worst drivers in the country, with a high number of fatal crashes involving a variety of dangerous driving behaviors.
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- New Mexico has the highest number of fatal car accidents involving a distracted driver (10.16 per 100,000 licensed drivers).
- The state ranks second highest for the number of fatal car accidents involving a driver who was driving too fast for conditions, speeding or racing (9.66 per 100,000 licensed drivers).
- New Mexico also has the third highest total number of fatal car accidents (25.65 per 100,000 licensed drivers).
- The state has the third highest number of drunk drivers involved in fatal car accidents (8.11 per 100,000 licensed drivers).
- New Mexico ranks sixth highest for the number of fatal car accidents involving a driver who disobeyed traffic signs, traffic signals or a traffic officer (1.39 per 100,000 licensed drivers).
About 40,000 people are killed in wrecks every year in America.
That’s CRAZY!