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Bad Drivers

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https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/bad-drivers/_r/-/README.md
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/bad-drivers/_r/-/data/bad-drivers.csv
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/bad-drivers/_r/-/datapackage.json
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datapackage.jsonmetadata & schema
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/bad-drivers/_r/-/datapackage.json
README.mddocumentation
https://datahub.io/fivethirtyeight/bad-drivers/_r/-/README.md
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Schema

nametypeformat
statestringdefault
number of drivers involved in fatal collisions per billion milesnumberdefault
percentage of drivers involved in fatal collisions who were speedingintegerdefault
percentage of drivers involved in fatal collisions who were alcohol-impairedintegerdefault
percentage of drivers involved in fatal collisions who were not distractedintegerdefault
percentage of drivers involved in fatal collisions who had not been involved in any previous accidentsintegerdefault
car insurance premiums ($)numberdefault
losses incurred by insurance companies for collisions per insured driver ($)numberdefault

Data Files

FileDescriptionSizeLast modifiedDownload
bad-drivers
2.58 kBabout 2 months ago
bad-drivers
FilesSizeFormatCreatedUpdatedLicenseSource
12.58 kBcsvabout 2 months agoFiveThirtyEight - Bad Drivers

Bad Drivers

This folder contains data behind the story Dear Mona, Which State Has The Worst Drivers?

VariableSource
StateN/A
Number of drivers involved in fatal collisions per billion milesNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2012
Percentage Of Drivers Involved In Fatal Collisions Who Were SpeedingNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2009
Percentage Of Drivers Involved In Fatal Collisions Who Were Alcohol-ImpairedNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2012
Percentage Of Drivers Involved In Fatal Collisions Who Were Not DistractedNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2012
Percentage Of Drivers Involved In Fatal Collisions Who Had Not Been Involved In Any Previous AccidentsNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2012
Car Insurance Premiums ($)National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 2011
Losses incurred by insurance companies for collisions per insured driver ($)National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 2010

This dataset was scraped from FiveThirtyEight - bad-drivers