A recent study showed that rural regions in Florida are more dangerous than suburban cities when it comes to car accidents. The study showed that the number of fatal motor vehicle accidents is 40% higher in rural parts of the state than in more populous cities. For those who live in the countryside in remote areas like in Florida's panhandle as opposed to Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Collier Counties, inhabitants are 2-3 times more likely to die in a traffic-related accident.
Additionally, the risk of death or serious bodily injury to new drivers in rural regions is 20-30 percent higher than in cities. The reason for the increase is that many new rural area drivers have larger distances to drive and, therefore, are more likely to get into a car wreck. Moreover, consumption of alcohol in rural regions of the state also adds to the increase of a young driver getting into a car crash.
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