MORE ABOUT YOUR IMPACT HOURS FOR TOMORROW. MICHELLE. THANK YOU. A NEW STUDY FINDS WINSTON-SALEM IS THE DEADLIEST CITY FOR RUSH HOUR DRIVING. THE RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED BY A GROUP OF INJURY LAWYERS IN VEGAS. THEY LOOKED AT DATA FROM 2017 THROUGH 2021. THEY SAY IN WINSTON-SALEM ALUM, 32% OF ALL DEADLY CRASHES TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. AND 7 P.M. TO ME, THAT SPEAKS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF OF DRIVING THE SEVERITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT EACH OF US HAVE WHEN WE GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A VEHICLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. THE OTHER FOUR TOP CITIES ARE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, FORT WAYNE, INDIAN
Winston-Salem takes first place as deadliest city for rush-hour driving
Updated: 10:14 PM EDT Mar 14, 2024
A new study found that Winston-Salem is the deadliest city for rush-hour driving.Top Stories17-year-old charged after a shooting at Food Lion grocery store in High PointNorth Carolina Highway Patrol is searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-runWinston-Salem family believes bullet from nearby shooting caused house fireGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereThe research was conducted by a group of injury lawyers in Las Vegas. They looked at data from 2017 through 2021.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here. They say in Winston-Salem, 32% of all deadly crashes took place between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts Of the 124 fatalities on the roads within the city from 2017 to 2021, 40 of them occurred during rush hour. The study said that the proportion of rush hour fatalities within Winston-Salem is almost, shockingly, 39.08% higher than the national average of 23.19%.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love | The other four top cities are:Scottsdale, ArizonaFort Wayne, IndianaMobile, AlabamaAurora, Colorado Cleveland, Ohio, ranked as the safest place to drive during rush hour. Trending Stories:
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A new study found that Winston-Salem is the deadliest city for rush-hour driving.
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The research was conducted by a group of injury lawyers in Las Vegas. They looked at data from 2017 through 2021.
Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
They say in Winston-Salem, 32% of all deadly crashes took place between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts
Of the 124 fatalities on the roads within the city from 2017 to 2021, 40 of them occurred during rush hour. The study said that the proportion of rush hour fatalities within Winston-Salem is almost, shockingly, 39.08% higher than the national average of 23.19%.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |
The other four top cities are:
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Mobile, Alabama
- Aurora, Colorado
Cleveland, Ohio, ranked as the safest place to drive during rush hour.
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