This may be hard to believe, but the numbers don’t lie. Using fatality data from the federal government, a new analysis finds Garden State drivers are among the best in the nation.
The report from Car Insurance Comparison uses statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, analyzing the cause of fatalities and the number of motor vehicle deaths per miles traveled.
Each state was given a score in each category below, and the higher the score, the better.
Fatality rate per 100 million miles traveled;
Percentage of fatal crashes involving ‘failure to obey’ infractions;
Percentage of fatal crashes involving alcohol;
Percentage of fatal crashes involving speeding; and
Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities per 100,000 people.
New Jersey’s score came in at 180, ranking sixth among the states. Only Minnesota (225), Ohio (196), Vermont (192), Iowa (190), Nebraska (186) and Virginia (183) fared better.
“We have good drivers in New Jersey who really are out there on the roads, doing their best everyday in what are some very challenging conditions,” said Bob Gaydosh with the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety, reacting to the report. Read More on 101.5.
maybe the state as a whole but the people who do the statistics havent beeen to lakewood especially the prime driving times during the day.
Yet my insurance rates go up at every renewal…. something is wrong.
(Maybe these numbers are excluding Lakewood)
Those who were performing the survey weren’t here long enough! I doubt if anyone visited Lakewood. Lots of variables in NJ.
to 1 2 and 3 this study is based on fatalities not Lakewood fender benders and traffic violations