The 15 states with the most snow-related driving fatalities
From The Buffalo News:
As winter approaches, drivers in many states likely will face hazardous road conditions due to snow and ice. These 15 states present the most severe dangers for motorists in winter.
While winter road conditions are only responsible for 2.6 percent of road fatalities nationally, there is significant variation at the state level. To find which states have the most snow-related driving fatalities, researchers at CoPilot analyzed data from the NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for the period of 2014 to 2018. They calculated the percentage of all vehicle occupant fatalities that occurred on roads with snow or ice at the time of the crash.
Here are the states with the most snow-related driving fatalities.
15. Colorado. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 5.3%
14. Oregon. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 5.3%.
13. New Hampshire. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 6.4%.
12. Nebraska. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 7.3%.
11. Iowa. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 7.3%.
10. Montana. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 7.9%.
9. Wisconsin. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 8.5%..
8. Michigan. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 9.5%.
7. South Dakota. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 9.7%.
6. Maine. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 9.8%.
5. Vermont. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 9.8%.
4. Minnesota. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 11.9%.
3. Wyoming. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 12.0%.
2. North Dakota. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 12.5%.
1. Alaska. Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 22.8%.