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In reply to the discussion: Strange: Why Do Red States Have More Traffic Fatalities? [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)20. Those three states
also probably have more traffic on their roads than the rest of the country combined.
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So are we subsidizing their auto insurance claims in addition to all the federal money they suck?
randr
Nov 2012
#3
More rural, poorer condition roads and vehicles, more impaired drivers. Hard to maintain control
leveymg
Nov 2012
#11
THIS... It would happen all the same in rural blue areas, if they existed. nt
Thegonagle
Nov 2012
#47
Just speaking for WV, we have the highest cost per mile of road and worst roads in the nation
1-Old-Man
Nov 2012
#33
Substance abuse--especially booze and meth? Poorly maintained cars and rattle-trap clunkers?
Surya Gayatri
Nov 2012
#41
Low population density, rural, no public transportation = more miles driven
TransitJohn
Nov 2012
#45
++ Also, most of those miles are at highway speeds, typically on shoulderless two-lane roads.
Thegonagle
Nov 2012
#48