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| Wnere can you go to die?; Deadliest roads in the USA | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 17 2009, 11:33 AM (249 Views) | |
| big al | Feb 17 2009, 11:33 AM Post #1 |
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Bull-Carp
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Top Ten Deadliest Stretches of Road in America Eight of the 10 worst patches of interstate are in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, with the other two being in Florida. Jeffrey, none are in NY. I'd like to know a bit more about the methodology, because rates per mile travelled are probably more indicative of safety, but it's interesting nonetheless how they're concentrated in the sunbelt. Overall fatalities and rates by state over recent years can be found here: Fatalities and fatality rates - state by state Big Al |
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Location: Western PA "jesu, der simcha fun der man's farlangen." -bachophile | |
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| ivorythumper | Feb 17 2009, 11:35 AM Post #2 |
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Always good to see Arizona in the news! |
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| Aqua Letifer | Feb 17 2009, 11:37 AM Post #3 |
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I am so ridiculously surprised that Rt. 1 in New Jersey is not on that list. |
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| musicasacra | Feb 17 2009, 11:42 AM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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3) I drive the I-10 all the time.
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| ivorythumper | Feb 17 2009, 11:48 AM Post #5 |
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But seriously, shouldn't that be a "death per mile" stat to make sense? 1-10 through Maricopa county is about 100 miles, and through Pinal County is about 65 miles. |
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| Aqua Letifer | Feb 17 2009, 11:49 AM Post #6 |
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I'd actually do deaths per traveler per mile. |
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| ivorythumper | Feb 17 2009, 11:54 AM Post #7 |
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Sure, but those stats would be approximations. We *know* the death count and the length of roads. |
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| Aqua Letifer | Feb 17 2009, 12:04 PM Post #8 |
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True enough. But I think that the traffic density's a significant enough factor to allow for approximations. A road that gets only 10 deaths a year for example, is pretty darn dangerous if it only services 10 cars in that year. |
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| ivorythumper | Feb 17 2009, 12:12 PM Post #9 |
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Good point. |
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| big al | Feb 17 2009, 12:28 PM Post #10 |
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Bull-Carp
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I agree and noted as much...
There's a limit to how much research I can expect Fox News to do, though. I'll include MS in my prayer for travelers. Big Al |
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Location: Western PA "jesu, der simcha fun der man's farlangen." -bachophile | |
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| Mark | Feb 17 2009, 04:11 PM Post #11 |
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Here you go MS! ![]() I will join Al with prayers for your safety out there while traveling that road! |
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| Nobody's Sock | Feb 17 2009, 06:54 PM Post #12 |
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I drove through major stretches of the top 4 on the list when I did my roundtrip to Phoenix on my scooter. I tell people, I rode through bugs (San Joaquin valley), dense coastal fog in the dark (Santa Barbara/Ventura), hot windy desert (Palm Springs to Phoenix), and freakin sideways rain (Tehachipe pass). But the most nervous riding of all of them was when I had to go through the LA basin on a Saturday morning and ride with major traffic. There's nothing wrong with any of these Interstates, the roads are wide and mostly straight, it's just the mass of idiocy out there that makes it dangerous. Anyways, don't think I'll ever do that again. |
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