One of the most basic aspects of safe travel is getting to and from your destination safely, and if you are driving you have more control over this than with other modes of transportation. In the past we’ve covered safe driving in general and identified some areas across the globe with particularly unsafe roads. Recently, Reader’s Digest released the results of a study of U.S. road conditions, ranking each state’s roads as well as identifying both particularly good and bad highways.
Reader’s Digest ranked the general condition of the roads in each state using information from the Federal Highway Administration including safety, congestion, and condition of roads and bridges. The deadliest roads are ranked based on the number of fatalities per 100 million miles driven. If you are planning a road trip in the U.S., check out the lists to see what you can expect. Be careful in Montana which is ranked number one for deadliest roads and deadliest occurrences of DUI.
Finally, you can also check out the 22 bad roads and 9 good ones they identified and route your trips with this knowledge. Perhaps someday GPS devices will be able to give you the safest along with the fastest and shortest routes.
As always, don’t contribute to the problem: Buckle up, don’t drink and drive and keep your eyes on the road and the cars (and other vehicles) around you.
