North Carolina's Road Rage Crisis

North Carolina just ranked tenth worst for road rage — a drop from seventh — but with the highest number of fatal crashes and deaths from aggressive driving in the bottom ten states: 1,509 crashes and 1,619 deaths. Traffic violations for aggressive and speeding behavior jumped 88% year-over-year, placing the state ninth nationally for such offenses. Fatal crash rates from reckless driving hit 3.30 per 100K residents — eighth worst — and nearly a quarter of all fatal crashes statewide were caused by aggressive or careless driving. Compounding the danger, gun violence in traffic incidents occurred at 0.51 per 100K people. It’s a sobering snapshot: North Carolina’s road rage crisis demands urgent action to protect everyone on the road. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c23539605d6ff8b1