Top 20 CIties with the Worst Drivers, August 2018

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Top 20 CIties with the Worst Drivers, August 2018

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https://insurify.com/insights/top-20-ci ... t-drivers/

Is your city known for bad driving?

Now that summer is in full swing, expect both traffic incidents and road fatalities to spike across the nation. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently reported that summer and early fall are the deadliest times of year on the country’s roads, attributing this to the increased number of road trips and miles driven. In fact, July and August see approximately 116 road deaths per day in the U.S., making these the deadliest months on record. With more vehicles in motion during peak vacation time, drivers face an elevated risk of getting in an accident.

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I have never heard of some of these cities like Apopka, Florida.

  1. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  2. Indianapolis, Indiana

  3. Buffalo, New York

  4. Apopka, Florida

  5. Denton, Texas

  6. Boston, Massachusetts

  7. Pasadena, California - avoid those little old ladies from Pasadena!

  8. Jacksonville, North Carolina

  9. Loganville, Georgia

  10. Portland, Oregon

  11. Cincinnati, Ohio

  12. Boise, Idaho

  13. Des Moines, Iowa

  14. Norfolk, Virginia

  15. Littleton, Colorado

  16. West Jordan, Utah

  17. Spokane, Washington

  18. Omaha, Nebraska

  19. Dover, Delaware

  20. Greer, South Carolina = the worst of the worst.

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Re: Top 20 CIties with the Worst Drivers, August 2018

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Taking a vacation this time of the year, think again! It's too hot.

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Re: Top 20 CIties with the Worst Drivers, August 2018

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Maria wrote:

Taking a vacation this time of the year, think again! It's too hot.

You should visit Alaska. Not only does it have nice cool weather, but it's also beautiful and has a rich Orthodox heritage.

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Re: Top 20 CIties with the Worst Drivers, August 2018

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Appropriate comment as it's the Vigil of St Herman of Alaska today ; the Feast Day is tomorrow, as everyone knows. Kayak to Spruce Island, anyone ?

Goodness, Boise is 9th ! I am glad I didn't move to Spokane which was my vague original idea. I flew there to see it and knew instantly it was the wrong place, not God's will. Pleasant but wrong for me. The Heavenly Hand pointed instead of anywhere in what I found later to be outrageously liberal Washington State to Boise - a much more conservative area and entire state.

West Jordan is number 5 : I wonder why out of all the areas of Salt Lake that it's so bad. I'll remember this if I go to Utah.

There are media articles and even road signs all over Idaho warning about "The 100 Deadly Days" for road difficulties. These are the roughly hundred between Memorial Day and Labor Day each year. The problem is that there are few alternate routes : one has to take the interstates to go anywhere, and in case they get backed up due to some sad situation, one is stuck for many hours waiting for the road to be opened to through traffic.

Plenty of these catastrophes are due to people on their phones while driving. Others are caused by medical emergencies causing a car to leave the road or crash into the vehicle ahead of it. Some drivers, including truck drivers, seem to be barely paying attn., and fail to slow especially in the ubiquitous construction zones. That's become all too common during this year's season of 100 Deadly Days. No reasons are ever given WHY the driver failed to brake ; only a report is issued that the situation will be investigated: rarely is there any followup released to the public.

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Re: Top 20 CIties with the Worst Drivers, August 2018

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Not surprised to see Portland on the list.

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