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Top 10 most dangerous morning commutes in America

Posted on 8/7/25 at 10:29 pm
Posted by Musket
Member since Aug 2025
170 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 10:29 pm
A few in the SEC footprint.

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An annual study conducted by MoneyGeek examines the ‘most dangerous’ commutes in the country. To determine this, they looked at the average number of fatal crashes per year during the morning commute hours in over 100 of the largest cities in the U.S.

Landing at the top of the list with the “most dangerous” commute is Memphis, Tennessee, where the fatal crash rate is 0.84 per 100,000 residents during morning rush hours.

Not far behind is Tucson, Arizona, with a 0.80 fatal crash rate, followed by Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky (0.71) and then Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (0.70).


1. Memphis, TN-MS-AR - 0.84

2. Tucson, AZ - 0.80

3. Lexington-Fayette, KY - 0.71

4. Greensboro-High Point, NC - 0.70

5. Albuquerque, NM - 0.52

6. Chattanooga, TN-GA - 0.51

7. Jacksonville, FL - 0.50

8. Baton Rouge, LA - 0.48

9. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX - 0.44

10. Winston-Salem, NC - 0.37

Dangerous drives to work
Posted by Dtbtiger
Member since Oct 2024
233 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 10:46 pm to
I saw Memphis and I was expecting murders, not crashes
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
12343 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 10:57 pm to
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I saw Memphis and I was expecting murders, not crashes


Posted by gmac8604
Green Bay, WI
Member since Jun 2012
1295 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 10:58 pm to
I travel through Memphis daily. I saw more wrecks in Baton Rouge. Fork, BR is also on the list.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72588 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:02 pm to
Atlanta low fatality because it only moves at 3mph.
Posted by Riverside
Member since Jul 2022
8050 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:04 pm to
Where da High Rise at?
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
90852 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:06 pm to
Obligatory my commute is from my bed through my bathroom and kitchen to snag a cup of coffee and to my desk
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
12343 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:13 pm to
You have to go through your bathroom to get to your kitchen?
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
90852 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:16 pm to
Well yeah. I have to pee first
Posted by H2O Tiger
Delta Sky Club
Member since May 2021
7342 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:35 pm to
I'd argue that my commute (which many of us may share), from the bedroom to home office dodging LEGOs, a crawling baby, dog, and un-caffeinated wife, is one of the most dangerous commutes out there.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
38211 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:40 pm to
Every time I drive through/by the Dangerous Curve in Winston Salem; I wonder what the big deal is about.


Surely it will get me now.
Posted by Jackie Chan
Japan?
Member since Sep 2012
4832 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:49 pm to
BR would be infinitely safer if you cut out the racecar wannabes and the low IQ drivers.

Then again, that's probably true for all places
Posted by H2O Tiger
Delta Sky Club
Member since May 2021
7342 posts
Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:50 pm to
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You have to go through your bathroom to get to your kitchen?


Shotgun House
Posted by TigerReb7
Oxford
Member since Sep 2020
533 posts
Posted on 8/8/25 at 2:32 am to
Driving on the interstate in Memphis is what I imagine driving in a NASCAR race would be like. Lots of twists and turns and everyone driving a million MPH
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
104072 posts
Posted on 8/8/25 at 3:35 am to
Ouray to Telluride in winter
Posted by BregmansWheelbarrow
Member since Mar 2020
3100 posts
Posted on 8/8/25 at 4:20 am to
Wild that so many deaths can occur in br traffic jams.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
37935 posts
Posted on 8/8/25 at 6:11 am to
Kellogg road in Wichita has to be up there. East-west road so you have to deal with the sun and people drive like absolute fricking retards on a constant basis. I almost got wrecked twice yesterday from clowns bobbing and weaving out of traffic and I can probably count more days that has happened that days it hasn’t this year.
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
72707 posts
Posted on 8/8/25 at 6:24 am to
not sure this list is valid if it doesn’t mention I-45 in Houston.
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
18349 posts
Posted on 8/8/25 at 6:35 am to
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Driving on the interstate in Memphis is what I imagine driving in a NASCAR race would be like. Lots of twists and turns and everyone driving a million MPH



I’ll contend the strip of interstate from the high rise in New Orleans East to the twin spans in Slidell is the single most dangerous stretch of road in the country.

I think you could start bump drafting and nobody would even flinch.
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
40944 posts
Posted on 8/8/25 at 6:40 am to
Was Baton Rouge traffic bad before Katrina? Was it easier to move around town or has it always been bad due to poor design?
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