Florida is the home to the most dangerous drivers in the country says Boca car accident lawyer Joe Osborne, killing thousands each year.
You probably know this already but a study that was published earlier this year made it official, Florida has the most dangerous drivers in the country. Personal finance tech company SmartAsset looked at driver-related information and determined that the state is plagued by the most road perils. They came to the conclusion that Florida is filled with terrible drivers, reports the South Florida Business Journal. Boca car accident lawyer Joe Osborne is not surprised.
According to SmartAsset to come up with this finding they looked at number of drivers, DUI arrests, traffic related deaths per thousand drivers and Google trends in speeding ticket searches and the percentage of people who have auto insurance. Those in Florida,
Based on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Florida has 4.45 “driving under the influence” arrests per 1,000 drivers (compared to Vermont at 50.86 DUI arrests per 1,000 drivers while Delaware has 0.29 arrests per 1,000 drivers).
Four out of the top (or bottom, depending on how you look at it) ten states in the study are in the southeast.
Of the 25 states ranked, Iowa was the state with the safest drivers.
NHTSA has these frightening Florida traffic facts for 2015, reports car accident attorney Osborne:
Traffic accidents have many causes. According to NHTSA, based on information from 2005 to 2007, mistakes by drivers cause of 94% of crashes, problems with the vehicle 2% of the time and the environment another 2%. Those driver mistakes include:
No matter the circumstances of the accident if you or a family member has been injured or killed in a vehicle accident due to the negligence of another in Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach Counties you may be able to seek compensation. To learn more contact Boca car accident lawyer Joe Osborne at (561) 293-2600 or fill out this online contact form. You can discuss your case, how the law may apply and your best legal options to protect your rights and obtain compensation for your losses.