Rhode Island Drivers Most Attentive In Nation: Study

Rhode Island drivers are the most attentive in America, a recent study revealed.

The study, conducted by personal injury law firm Easton & Easton, examined National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System data and Federal Highway Administration licensed driver statistics from 2019 to 2023 and determined Rhode Islanders died in distracted driving crashes less than the residents of any other state, according to a media release accompanying the results.

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"Every time a driver glances at a phone, adjusts a touchscreen, or talks to an AI assistant behind the wheel, the road ahead becomes a gamble," the release said.

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"That gamble has cost thousands of American families a loved one in the past five years," according to the release. "Now, with Google rolling out its voice-interactive 'Ask Maps' feature, the question is which parts of the country can least afford one more distraction."

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A mere 2.6 Rhode Islanders were killed in distracted driving crashes per year from 2019 to 2023, compared to 639.8 Texans.

But the rate per 100,000 drivers was also impressively the lowest in the nation at 0.34. The state with the highest number per 100,000 drivers was New Mexico with 16.95

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Louisiana was the second highest with 8.93 and Kentucky was third with 7.08.

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