Massachusetts residents should feel comfortable traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday.
According to a new report from ASecureLife.com ranks the Bay State as the fourth safest state to drive in over Thanksgiving.
The report — The Most Dangerous States for Drivers this Thanksgiving — analyzed the number of fatal car crashes between 2013 and 2017 in each state during the month of November using the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s [NHTSA] Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
ASecureLife.com then calculated the likelihood of an accident occurring this holiday season per 100,000 people in each state.
The report shows that Massachusetts has a fatality rate of 0.5% in November between 2013 and 2017 — coming in among the safest states just behind Rhode Island [0.49%], New York [0.43%] and Washington, D.C. [0.24%].
SEE THE MAP BELOW of Safest and Most Dangerous States for Thanksgiving Travel
The 5 Most Dangerous States are: Arkansas, South Carolina, Wyoming, North Dakota and Mississippi.
According to NHTSA, the worst times to drive are between 6 PM to 8:59 PM. ASecureLife.com recommends drivers to take their time getting home from Thanksgiving dinner — or just staying there night where you are.
See the map below of the safest and most dangerous states for Thanksgiving travel:
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