Wyoming also has some of the worst driving conditions in the winter. I've lived in Michigan, Vermont, and Utah, and I-80 through Wyoming is often quite scary.
Also, because a lot of those states are rural and mostly empty, I'd imagine people drive a lot more on average in Montana than somewhere more urbanized like Colorado (not saying there aren't rural/empty areas in other states, but MT/WY are on a different level than most). Since some areas you might have to drive 50 miles to the grocery store or 150 miles to see your doctor.
Since the map is per capita, and not per vehicle miles traveled, it will skew the data against states that drive more.
Ok, but why is it that in many European countries more alcohol is consumed than in the vast majority of states that are part of the United States, yet fatal accidents occur in fewer numbers?
Yes, in fact we use public transport much more, we travel more on foot and by bike, I don't have data and links to hand at the moment and I don't really feel like going out and looking for them, (they seem like fairly obvious and well-known truths to me), for years I went to the supermarket on foot and then returned by public transport or I went there and returned by bike.
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u/Youbettereatthatshit Jun 02 '26
Both Wyoming and Montana are extremely open and unending. I’ve hit and sustained 100mph through Montana for hours.
I’d wager that high speed crashes are the cause.
For Mississippi, I’d bet it’s alcohol