This City Has The Worst Potholes In Florida
This city has the worst potholes in Florida! Have any idea what city it is? You will definitely find out below. Even thought I live in St. Petersburg, I was born and raised in Detroit. Potholes are really bad in the motor city and I remember my mom complaining about them all of the time. Has your tire ever popped due to a pothole? Mine has.
Which City Has The Worst Potholes In America?
Getcircuit.com was able to conclude which cities had the most postholes in the United States by using google trends search data. They also surveyed 1,000 drivers and 127 delivery drivers to get a better look at the pothole problem in America. Coming in at number one was St. Louis, they had a total of 1007 pothole related searches per capita.
This City Has The Worst Potholes In Florida
Before I reveal the Florida city that has the worst pothole problem, have you ever wondered how a pothole is formed? According to the pavinglady.com, “Most potholes form as a result of water. Precipitation like rain can seep into the cracks or separations in the pavement. In northern climates, this water freezes and thaws repeatedly, creating gaps that widen into potholes. It works a little differently in southern climates, where freezing temperatures are uncommon. Here, the water is more likely to wear away the stone or dirt beneath the asphalt, creating an air gap. The gap can cause the pavement to sag, which will eventually lead to collapse and the formation of a pothole. Heavy traffic and extreme heat are two other contributing factors in the formation of potholes.”
According to getcircuit.com the city that has the worst potholes in Florida is Orlando. Orlando had 952 pothole searches per-capita. The second worst city for potholes in Florida is Tampa. Tampa has 737 pot hole related searches per-capita. Apparently pot hole related searches 107% from 2019 to 2022.
6 'Deadliest Counties for Traffic in the USA' are in Florida
We all know how bad the traffic is here in Florida.Whether it’s a biker weaving through traffic on the 275 or some nutjob riding the shoulder at rush hour blowing past emergency vehicles at 95. It’s confirmed, Florida has 6 of the deadliest counties for traffic fatalities in the United States.
A new report was recently released by ConvoyCarShipping.com listing the deadliest counties for traffic fatalities in the United States. The report says the team “sought out the U.S. counties with the highest rate of traffic fatalities between 2017 and 2022 using data from the Fatalities Analysis Reporting System (FARS).” And, is based on the Forbes Advisor ranking for the cities with the worst drivers.
Out of the top 20 counties in the country, Florida claims 6 spots which is more than any other state in the US. With one person killed in a car accident every 12 minutes, there are about 40,000 deaths per year involving traffic incidents throughout the country.
How did Convoy Car Shipping Determine this report?
Convoy split the deadliest counties into 4 different categories. They focused on population sizes of (0-19,999), (20,000-149,999), (150,000-499,999), and (500,000+). For the purposes of our list, we’re highlighting the 6 counties within the highest category of 500,000+.
Not only did they find the deadliest counties for traffic in the United States, but Convoy also included the deadliest major US highway or interstate within each county during the five-year period. Just a few weeks ago, we shared a Forbes list of the cities with the worst drivers in the country and once again, Florida cities made the cut.
Earlier this year, there was a fatal accident on East Bay with two people dying. A man was driving through Largo, Florida at 92 miles per hour when he struck a vehicle in the intersection killing the two passengers in the car he hit.
Drivers have gotten so bad around Tampa Bay that law enforcement has started to use completely unmarked vehicles. The Mustang GT, Toyota Camry, Toyota Rav 4, and more everyday civilian vehicles are being used to blend in to catch dangerous drivers.
Florida Claims 6 ‘Deadliest Counties For Traffic Fatalities In USA’
Shandra “Babs” Littleton is a member of the WiLD Squad. She’s originally from Detroit but has spent most of her “grown-up” life in Fort Myers, Florida where she graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University. Babs loves to write about everything from Tampa concerts, to WiLD murders that happened in Florida, and her favorite businesses.
