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    2. snoogle20 on

      This map is making my state lines alarm bell ring.

      All of Kentucky looks very naked compared to its neighbors. The road density shown in southern Indiana and Illinois vs. western Kentucky is what really jumped out at me first. It seems like this map only shows federal and state routes, but Kentucky offloads a lot of road ownership to the county government level. These highway speed roads are not on this map, but I don’t know if they’re missing from the data.

      Then I noticed the Minnesota borders with Iowa and Wisconsin and how the colors change right at the state lines. That’s always fishy.

    3. KindnessComesBack2U on

      Is there any correlation between this map and the most to least educated states?

    4. jejmcjej on

      For all the nascent road safety experts:

      These are national data, not state-level data. The observed differences at the boundaries are real and not a reporting artifact. The map doesn’t show every road because then it would be a visual mess (only  FHWA functional classes 1–6). There are real differences between states. Policing, road design, laws, etc. We are used to looking at maps with states completely different colors and don’t question it… embrace the granularity.

    5. No-Big4921 on

      Fucking New Jersey drivers.

      Just had the pleasure of driving 287 and the Turnpike twice last month. Y’all need Jesus or something.

    7. MyFirstCarWasA_Vega on

      Yes. And our great Florida guv is increasing highway speeds and cutting the last remaining money from the infrastructure budget that could have helped modernize the completely inadequate highway system.

      Such a swell governor concerned about his people. You cannot match the level of stupidity in our state. I dare you.

    9. jprennquist on

      I live in northern MN in an area adjacent to what look like the potentially „reddest“ areas of the state. Lower population density, about 5-6 months of icy and winter weather, relative paucity of public transportation options, and a great deal of wildlife (deer, bear, etc) have me thinking that it probably really is *more* dangerous in these areas on the roads. Also, lots of rocks and trees. Before you downplay the rocks, this area has one of the highest iron concentrations in the world. And we’ve got some whoppers of trees, too.

      I’m not sure if alcohol and chemical use is a factor, but it might be. When I lived in those „red“ areas I was still drinking (sober many years now). At the time, drinking and driving was relatively normalized unfortunately. And there was *always* and afterbar. Which means driving 10, 20 or 30 miles at 1 am to get to the next thing.

    12. SituationIll5763 on

      Looking at salt lake compared to Denver, does anyone have insight on highway patrol or speed enforcement? Highways in Denver are a free for all not surprised to see red there.

    13. Optimal_Brain_2908 on

      Anyone know why Minnesota and Michigan are comparably worse than IN, IL and especially WI?

    15. jkmapping on

      You cannot trust a map that changes colors at state lines. Patterns like that simply do not exist.

    17. Jimbobsupertramp on

      It’s shocking Wisconsin is so green, yet is also the leading consumer of alcohol. Good on them!!!

    19. iowabewild on

      In Iowa I can see spots of red. Where there isn’t much daily traffic but there has been a single accident with multiple fatalities that caused a spike.

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