States With the Most Dangerous Roads

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15. Idaho
> Road deaths per 100,000: 15.0
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 253 (13th least)
> Seat belt use: 83%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: Memorial Day (5 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 77%

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14. Georgia
> Road deaths per 100,000: 15.1
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 1,554 (4th most)
> Seat belt use: 97%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: Martin Luther King’s Birthday (17 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 39%

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13. Florida
> Road deaths per 100,000: 15.4
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 3,174 (3rd most)
> Seat belt use: 90%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: President’s Day (40 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 44%

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12. Missouri
> Road deaths per 100,000: 15.5
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 945 (15th most)
> Seat belt use: 81%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: Labor Day (18 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 58%

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11. Tennessee
> Road deaths per 100,000: 15.7
> 2016 roadway fatalities: 1,041 (10th most)
> Seat belt use: 89%
> Deadliest holiday in 2016: President’s Day (15 fatal crashes)
> Fatal crashes on rural roads: 45%