What is the safest road in America?

With vehicles constantly transitioning on and off, there is an increased potential for collisions -- even if usually they are minor ones. My goal is to avoid ALL collisions. Other instructors suggest the left lane is safest, because there are fewer vehicles over there.



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Generally, the safest lane is the one nearest the shoulder of the road. Driving in the slowest lane reduces the risk of being struck in a head-on crash by oncoming traffic.

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So we have our answer: the right lane is the most dangerous lane on the highway, and the left lane is the safest.

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Texas is the state with the most car accidents with 4,068 fatal car accidents. California is the second state with the most car accidents with 3,983 fatal car accidents.

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Philadelphia's roadways ranked best for road infrastructure, followed by Jacksonville and New York City. Other populous and congested cities like Washington and Los Angeles ranked 10th and 17th, respectively. Sprawling Houston ranked 13th, and Phoenix tied with Detroit for worst of the areas studied at 19th.

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