SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Which came first, the snow or the drivers?
A new study says that in South Dakota, 9.7% of all driving deaths are related to snow or ice.
So reports CoPilot, a car navigation device company.
Out of all U.S. states, South Dakota has the 7th highest share of snow/ice-related driving fatalities.
But look at the map above. If you live in a state that doesn’t have snow–like Hawaii–you’re not likely to be involved in an accident because of it.
Conversely, if you live in a state that has snow–like South Dakota–you’re more likely to be involved in an accident because of “the white stuff.”
And some more numbers to slip around on for South Dakota from the study:
- Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 9.7%
- Snow/ice-related driving fatalities per 1B vehicle-miles: 6.0
- Snow/ice-related driving fatalities: 58
- Total driving fatalities: 600
- Average winter low temperature (F): 7.4
For reference, here are the statistics for the entire United States:
- Share of all driving fatalities related to snow/ice: 2.6%
- Snow/ice-related driving fatalities per 1B vehicle-miles: 1.2
- Snow/ice-related driving fatalities: 3,760
- Total driving fatalities: 146,004
- Average winter low temperature (F): 21.7
Anyway, be careful out there this winter while on the roads!
