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Wichita Falls drivers among worst in Texas, according to recent study
By Joshua Hoggard,
7 hours ago
WICHITA FALLS ( KFDX/KJTL ) — Many residents of Wichita Falls have expressed feelings that their city has some of the worst drivers, and as it turns out, a recent study shows those feelings may not be unfounded.
According to the study, Texas had 17% more traffic deaths than the national average in 2022, and 21 cities in Texas have deadlier roads than the national average.
The study analyzed the most recent crash data from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System for cities in Texas with a population of over 50,000.
ConsumerAffairs then added the following five factors together to determine a crash score for each city with over 50,000 residents:
Number of fatalities due to crashes (per 100,000 people)
Number of crashes related to bad driving (per 100,000 people)
Number of fatalities involving speeding (per 100,000 people)
Number of fatalities involving driving under the influence (per 100,000 people)
Number of fatalities involving positive blood alcohol content (per 100,000 people)
According to ConsumerAffairs, “bad driving” included aggressive driving, road rage, careless driving, inattentive driving, driving the wrong way on a two-way road, failure to yield the right of way, following improperly, improper lane usage, erratic lane change, improper turns, recklessly operating a vehicle, negligence, driver inexperience, and prohibited passing.
The 10 cities with the worst crash scores in Texas can be found below:
Wichita Falls received the third-worst crash score from ConsumerAffairs, behind only Galveston and San Marcos, and ranking higher than the state averages in every category.
According to ConsumerAffairs, Wichita Falls ranked fifth in Texas for the highest rate of crashes caused by bad driving and third for fatalities caused by speeding.
Of the 20 traffic fatalities in Wichita Falls, 60% involved speeding and 55% involved a driver with positive blood alcohol content.
The complete results from the study by ConsumerAffairs can be found below:
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