Worst Motorcycle Drivers States

[Gas Man]

This should help Michigan with insurance premiums...

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[No Worries]

I see that Wyoming is rated last for drunk driving. My first time driving in Wyoming was in the early 70's with an Army buddy. The liquor store was open on Sunday, and it had a drive-up window like a bank.

My buddy drove up, ordered some beer, and leaned out the window to pay. He dropped the money on the ground. It took him a minute to get out of the truck, several minutes to find the change, and took him several tries to get back into the truck. And the owner still sold him the beer.

Here in Colorado, they just passed a law that liquor stores could be open on Sunday. But luckily, no drive-up windows yet.

[Homeslice]

So much for the "conventional wisdom" that NY, NJ, and CA drivers are the worst.

[Dave]

So much for the "conventional wisdom" that NY, NJ, and CA drivers are the worst.

I been saying forever that NY and PA people are pure shit in comparison to dirvers from the gold plate state.

[Homeslice]

By the way......I'm betting that a rank of average IQ levels would have a pretty high correlation with that chart.....

[goof2]

Any ranking of worst drivers by state that doesnt have MA and CA in the top 5 is obviously massively flawed

ETA: Didn't realize it was motorcycle specific, that makes more sense. You get pretty damn good when you have to dodge shitty cage drivers all over the place.

[Homeslice]

As far as being motorcycle specific? Is there proof of that? Where did this chart come from? I don't think it's possible to compile accurate "fatalities per million miles", especially for motorcycles, because so many of them are maintained by their owners instead of being taken to dealerships where their mileage might get recorded.

As for the "tickets" rank, I don't think that belongs in the criteria. That really only shows how aggressive the law enforcement is in that state.

[askmrjesus]

By the way......I'm betting that a rank of average IQ levels would have a pretty high correlation with that chart.....

That only puts you three steps ahead of West Virginia.

Nice work, college boy. :lol:

JC

[Homeslice]

That only puts you three steps ahead of West Virginia.

Nice work, college boy. :lol:

JC

A handful of DC commuters rescue WV from being completely stupid

[askmrjesus]

A handful of DC commuters rescue WV from being completely stupid

I don't know.

I reckon if you gave those DC boys an axe and a bag of corn, they couldn't make whiskey or build a house.

JC

[Riceaholic]

Representing a strong 4th! :lol:

[Particle Man]

I don't know.

I reckon if you gave those DC boys an axe and a bag of corn, they couldn't make whiskey or build a house.

JC

:lol:

[azoomm]

Any ranking of worst drivers by state that doesnt have MA and CA in the top 5 is obviously massively flawed

ETA: Didn't realize it was motorcycle specific, that makes more sense. You get pretty damn good when you have to dodge shitty cage drivers all over the place.
Connecticut is worse than Massachusetts for that.

[Adeptus_Minor]

I don't know.

I reckon if you gave those DC boys an axe and a bag of corn, they couldn't make whiskey or build a house.

JC

Certainly not if they made the whiskey first. :lol:

[Homeslice]

I don't know.

I reckon if you gave those DC boys an axe and a bag of corn, they couldn't make whiskey or build a house.

JC

You're right, they would sell that shit on Ebay and buy a used tent with the proceeds

[Smittie61984]

How does Alaska rank so high? There is no one there and you have 3 days of good riding weather.

[pauldun170]

Not sure how they compiled their numbers but here is road miles (for drunk driving statistics)

Road Miles by State: Sorted from Most to Least
STATE TOTAL LANE MILES
Texas 654,923
California 386,604
Illinois 292,789
Kansas 286,642
Minnesota 283,828
Missouri 268,201
Florida 267,793
Ohio 261,653
Georgia 257,077
Michigan 255,924
Pennsylvania 253,838
New York 242,769
Wisconsin 237,124
Iowa 235,460
Oklahoma 235,004
North Carolina 221,456
Arkansas 204,051
Alabama 201,752
Indiana 197,997
Tennessee 194,755
Nebraska 190,398
Colorado 183,498
North Dakota 175,960
Washington 174,731
South Dakota 166,814
Kentucky 163,988
Virginia 160,097
Mississippi 156,211
Montana 151,209
New Mexico 142,940
South Carolina 139,690
Arizona 131,356
Louisiana 128,532
Oregon 122,395
Idaho 98,132
Utah 93,914
New Jersey 84,281
West Virginia 79,144
Massachusetts 76,200
Nevada 71,315
Maryland 68,889
Wyoming 58,385
Maine 46,750
Connecticut 45,552
New Hampshire 33,002
Alaska 31,108
Vermont 29,641
Delaware 13,613
Rhode Island 13,520
Hawaii 9,523
Dist. of Columbia 3,541
U.S. Total 8,483,969

[Homeslice]

How does Alaska rank so high? There is no one there and you have 3 days of good riding weather.

low sample size skewing the "findings"