The main issue is highways and rural roads.
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Sure, in absolute numbers. But..
In the US, highest deaths per 100M vehicle miles:
1.79 - Mississippi
1.73 - Arizona
1.72 - South Carolina
And the lowest:
0.56 - Massachusetts
0.70 - Minnesota
0.78 - New Jersey
Or, highest per 100,000 population:
25 - Mississippi
25 - Wyoming
21 - New Mexico
Lowest per 100,000:
4.9 - Massachusetts
5.7 - New York
6.5 - New Jersey
Maybe the average MS driver drives 3-5x as many miles as the average MA driver? I doubt it. Something else happening there.
https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/deta...
The majority of car collisions happen on urban roads where the majority of cars are.
The majority of fatal collisions occur on rural roads, where vehicles are travelling faster.
I live in the UK.
https://www.simplyquote.co.uk/insights/where-do-most-car-acc...
I live in the UK where highways majority used for inter city transport.
And a quick look at map of London and Birmingham suggests that it may very well be the case in the UK as well…
I'll get you started:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-travel-sur...