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The 8 U.S States With the Highest Car Accident Fatality Rates in 2025 (nchstats.com)
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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

How Wyoming on the list? There no one out there.

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 9 points 8 months ago

That's because they've all been killed in car accidents

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hawthorne Effect.

They know there aren't any cops for miles, so they drive how many of us would if we knew we wouldn't get caught.

Just a theory.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Plus, lots of driving mixed with lots of drinking. Honestly, that's my guess. It's a mix of how many people per capita are rural, and how many people per capita are poor and therefore likely to engage in substance abuse.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Highest average distance driven per person per year, combined with the fact that basically all driving in Wyoming is at highway speed.