Iowa Among the States That You’re Least Likely to Get Hit by a Car
The Governors Highway Safety Association just released a new study that ranked every state by how likely people are to get hit and killed by a car.
The study is based on the number of pedestrians who were killed in 2014 compared to the size of the population.
- The 10 most dangerous states for pedestrians are:
- New Mexico
- Florida
- Delaware
- Nevada
- Louisiana
- South Carolina
- Arizona
- Alabama
- Alaska
- New Jersey
- The 10 safest states are:
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- Maine
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
- Kansas
- Vermont
- Idaho
- Wyoming
It was dark out when 72% of the people were hit, 34% of the people walking and 15% of the drivers were drunk. You're much less likely to get hit when you cross the street at an intersection than when you just run across anywhere.
Read more at GHSA.