'It's like a death trap': Stretch of I-45 in Houston is deadliest road in North America, report says
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- The data compiled by Budget Direct found I-45 averages 56.5 fatal accidents for every 100 miles. In 2019, 73 people died on the stretch that runs through Houston.
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So if you're not getting shot, carjacked, robbed you're dying by crashing, damn.
Them Fools should have built a HEAVY RAIL TRAIN SYSTEM back in the seventies parallel to I45 from downtown Houston to the Woodlands. This is why I move away from Houston. Traffic sucks everywhere there. I don't see how Houstonians deal with it every day. Kaythy Withmare tried and Houston voted it down. SMGDH
The roads should be prayed over
Only deaths are caused by Rona nothing else
All that also happens in houston quite often
I have ALWAYS felt like 45 was JUST WILD…the left and right exits, the curves, the speed, people going too fast..people going too slow…glad to know it wasn’t just me!
I always tried to use Beltway 8 when I lived there. I retired and moved away last summer and don't miss I45.
Naw learn how to drive , change lanes way ahead of exits
Them Fools should have built a HEAVY RAIL TRAIN SYSTEM back in the seventies parallel to I45 from downtown Houston to the Woodlands. This is why I move away from Houston. Traffic sucks everywhere there. I don't see how Houstonians deal with it every day.
@@thebootielover Yes!!! Like DC
@@thebootielover yeah that would be cool to have. I live in Spring and I would use it probably everyday.
Houston is full of road rage having , pistol toting , inconsiderate , alcoholic, impulsive drivers smh 🤦🏾♀️ gotta do better ! this city is getting out of hand
carry and be prepared to put one of these goofballs 6ft under
Look What Runs the city!!!💩💩
@@omars-qz6rn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Them Fools should have built a HEAVY RAIL TRAIN SYSTEM back in the seventies parallel to I45 from downtown Houston to the Woodlands. This is why I move away from Houston. Traffic sucks everywhere there. I don't see how Houstonians deal with it every day. Kaythy Withmare tried and Houston voted it down. SMGDH
@@ronaldoquintos1675 I hate that the most if everyone would be more considerate there would be less frustration and anger on the road
I'm a truck driver and I saw 5 fatalities on 45 north in 2020.
My best friend is a truck driver also and told me he has seen many highway fatalities on I-45 and he is from Mississippi. He comes this way from time to time to deliver a truckload. Crazy what folks do to endanger others especially themselves.
I’m 39 , was a driver till I got laid off last year and I never seen fatalities but I did see a dead body on the freeway, 290 and Beltway 8 a few months ago
@@beerman9807 well I'm at Fedex Freight and we're definitely hiring right now.
@@cosmiccollector7586 Good looking out for @Beer Man
@Greg B Do you have your CDL already?
It is the drivers who makes I-45 dangerous. Speeding, texting while driving, last minute change of lanes to make an exit and the list goes on. The drivers who are reckless and impatient are the dangerous ones. The highway doesn't move at all. It sits while everything else is moving. So the problems are those who are reckless and careless on the highway. Period. I've had close calls of have serious accidents due to some idiots driving too fast or reckless for no apparent reasons. I won't have to use I-45 much longer cause I'm changing job location closer to my house which is 10 mins away. I don't have to use the interstate to go anywhere. Just down the streets. Too many silly folks out there on the highways who shouldn't be driving at all with all the road rages, drunk driving and texting while driving and so forth. I just don't see how they do it and get away with it. Just insane and mindblowing if you ask me.
Yesss it’s quite ridiculous for sure!!
Well said
Preach!
@silent sir Basically. No regards to human life on any level. 😤
I must admit that I am a part of one of the impatient people when driving. I even told my family I think im a slight hazard and shouldn’t be doing this commute 😅 but if I see someone driving crazy i’ll calm down. The road can only handle 1 impatient person per mile
After I graduate i’m never going to commute to houston again! It takes 2 hours out of my day, all my gas, and the drive is causing me back pain that only adds to my grumpiness when I drive.
Not one of them mentioned the stupid drivers who race on 45 in traffic!
Was driving home from Houston on 45 at 11pm and had two or three cars fly past me going easy 110+ mph before I was able to get out of the city. It really is crazy
Houston culture
Been this way for decades
I tended to avoid I-45 when I lived in Houston. With reckless drivers, lack of regard for others, cell phones, excessive speeding, no traffic law enforcement of any kind its no surprise that it is the deadliest.
I am a truck driver and I see nine out of ten cars texting
It's not the freeway that's the problem, its the people especially when they say most of the fatalities were people that were drunk. If they make it bigger, best believe you're going to see a whole lot more Street racers doing dumb stuff.
EXACTLY !! Amen.. WHEN People Drive Stupid, And Fast AND They Think It's Cute, There's The Problem RIght there..
My thoughts exactly.
Yea and shut down the freeway so there dumb azz can do donuts
Them Fools should have built a HEAVY RAIL TRAIN SYSTEM back in the seventies parallel to I45 from downtown Houston to the Woodlands. This is why I move away from Houston. Traffic sucks everywhere there. I don't see how Houstonians deal with it every day. Kaythy Withmare tried and Houston voted it down. SMGDH
@@thebootielover EXACTLY Say That Again So THEY Can Hear You Because THEY Dont get it, YOU are Speaking True Facts..
Because nine out of ten cars are texting while they drive it's easy to figure out
It’s not the highway, it’s the people. 45N from downtown probably has the most amount of paper license plates in the country too
I thought I heard someone say Mexicans. Oh my bad!
@@jarrettharper2906 I heard black people w no insurance too
Yup🤦🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️ its true
Lol wow y'all
Houston is known to have a huge Mexican culture . Have respect. Here before y'all.
Damn. This got super racist. I was talking about people being idiots on the road
I’ve got it… new reality show called America’s deadliest drivers.
If you ain't from Houston, you don't even understand the half of it 😭😂
I was in 5 car pile up in Jan on 45 North. People are the problem .
You weren't very clear about where the "deadliest" stretch is. You said it runs through Houston but, that covers a lot of ground. Does it start on the southern end near Hobby and end up near IAH? Is it longer than that, or shorter?
Please define "the stretch" a little more specifically.
P.S. - tell that anchor she's not getting ready to announce a fight so she can modulate her voice a little more appropriately to the topic.
Yeah...45 is like...oh, 300 miles long about now I believe.
Well it’s kind of obvious they’re taking about 45 INSIDE Houston. Not 45 south near Texas city or 45 north in Conroe.
I've been on I-45 from the south to the north. If I have to be honest, I would say the NORTHERN STRETCH of I-45 starting from 59 North and I-10 going toward Conroe or The Woodlands seems to be the most dangerous stretch. I'm just going by my observation and what I've seen taken place.
I agree this story just said avoid 45 with no reasoning behind it
Pretty sure it's a low key we support the widening of 45 Hidlago back down editorial designed as a news story.
When I drive on I-45 I makes sure I bring my .45
I always bring my surface to air missile but maybe I'm over reacting
Low key you have to drive fast in Houston cause people will fly by at 100+ mph and if you’re not quick on your feet your gonna be in trouble
So basically, people CAN’T READ the speed limit post signs huh? Wow…
@Austin Robinson Yes that happens all the times. I tried the tollways a few times. I was like HELL NO! THEY’RE JUST AS STUPID. I’m good. I’ve been driving since I was 11 years old. From the time I got my license in high school, I can barely count on ONE hand how many tickets I’ve may gotten in my 30 plus years of driving. Got one ticket since moving to Houston 12 years ago and that ticket was in Galveston over some nonsense. Haven’t been back since and it has been 3 plus years now.
Keep slow traffic out of the left hand lanes. If there is no one ahead of you and people are passing you on the right, you need to speed up or move over to the right.
I agree that you should move to the slower lane but that doesn't mean you should speed over the SPEED LIMIT
@@brandon4jr 🐈🐈🐈Stay right!
@@workinprogress3609 🦽😉
Problem with that is the left lanes are also exit lanes especially going towards 610 or connecting with 59, I-10 etc. If only right lanes were exit lanes this would be ideal.
It's supposed to be the other way around. The fast lane should be on the right while the slow lane should be on the last lane to the left. This makes exiting and entering much faster.
Don't forget FM 1960.
I'm not surprised because Everytime I get on that freeway people are driving like it's a nascar race. I always drive at 60 mph or whatever the speed limit is, but from what I see people must be driving at 90 mph or more (and I'm not even exaggerating). That's why you see accidents every single day!
It makes no sense to push our cars engines like that on a daily basis. Parts wear out quicker when they are stressed out more often. Sure it can be fun to test the vehicle once in awhile but not disrespectfully behind other drivers. Save it for an open & clear stretch.
I try to avoid highways as much as possible
People need to stop moving here to Houston,TX.
I wish
@Austin Robinson true.... If you remember hurricane Rita in 2005 it was just like that
Them Fools should have built a HEAVY RAIL TRAIN SYSTEM back in the seventies parallel to I45 from downtown Houston to the Woodlands. This is why I move away from Houston. Traffic sucks everywhere there. I don't see how Houstonians deal with it every day. Kaythy Withmare tried and Houston voted it down. SMGDH
Most U.S freeways were designed and built in the 40s through 80s. They’re designed for less traffic and lower speeds, around 50 mph through 65 mph. And yet you have ignorants, driving around the 100 mph range, sometimes more than that. And then people are surprised? I’m not. If you are driving more then 80 mph, that’s just asking for trouble.
I was on I 45 last night heading south and there was a major accident involving a jeep wrangler which was flipped on its side and a Acura TL between rankin road & greens road all i could do is say a prayer for the drivers involved and hope that there wasn't a fatality
The lanes are too narrow, a lot of the highway doesn’t have much of a shoulder to divert to in order to avoid an accident several miles of concrete barriers on either side of the highway. People drive like demons. I remember once a hummer which barely fit in the lane blew past everyone at Atleast 85 when everyone was already going 70 and the speed limit should really be 45.
Speed limit should be 75
I live right off 45 and take this highway to work everyday!!! I absolutely HATE it!!! lol Some days if I just really don’t want to be bothered, I just take the street way all the way to work lol 😅
I think a big problem with 45 is how many overpasses there are between beltway and downtown. I see it constantly, people speeding and then when you get to the top of the overpass - traffic is nearly stopped - and cars start slamming their brakes and accidents happen. You don't need to be intoxicated to be at risk either - any time there's traffic and people tailgating it's a recipe for disaster. Maybe that stretch just need to be elevated in the future, I doubt widening it will resolve the safety issues.
Imagine if they got snow every other day
They get snowbirds every other day is half the problem. Then we got people who don't read English signs. Nothing is in Spanish or Hindi or Chinese or Indian, and I think it should be added to the signs. lol
@@KB-ke3fi The language of the signs is no issue, because very few can comprehend the speed limit. So obviously it would make no difference.
@@jsterling6805 signs aren't really the issue. It's the lack of respect that people have for each other. If people would maintain a safe driving distance & followed common sense rules such as no distracted driving. (I'm actually guilty because I would sometimes take a batch if a good one shows up if the road is quiet) like we are ALL taught before we get our license then there would be far fewer accidents. Drunk driving isn't really a problem either. It is possible to drive impaired but safely however the cops pick these people out easily because they are the ones driving slower because they know what their reaction limit is.
@@Midala87 Since the pandemic started the new normal is to blatantly disregard the speed limit. The thing about speed limit signs is they don’t need translation. This has taken a tremendous toll on lives. Actually drunk driving is currently a tremendous issue, weekly there is a death toll from innocent drivers being massacred by drunk drivers. There also is an epidemic on running red lights and disregarding stop signs, not to mention tailgating. You are right, it most definitely is a lack of respect for others, as well as disrespecting the laws of this country.
They government should ban these Assault Vehicles, and get them off the road and go back the horse and buggys!🤣😂🤣
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Them Fools should have built a HEAVY RAIL TRAIN SYSTEM back in the seventies parallel to I45 from downtown Houston to the Woodlands. This is why I move away from Houston. Traffic sucks everywhere there. I don't see how Houstonians deal with it every day.
Another reason to stay at home.
It’s true. Worked on the feeder of 45 and calvacade and would constantly hear tire screeching as drivers slammed on the breaks. I’ve witnessed a handful of accidents and saw president bush as he was leaving to be laid to rest.
Just wonderful news Houston!!
Lol these people complaining are the problem 😂😂 Speed up.. Keeping up with the Flow🤙🏽😆
Lots of them don't pay attention and wait until the last minute to exit and constant lane changes for no reason!
You probably one of the ones causing the accidents 🤦🏽♀️😂🤣
Right, all that traffic makes it hard to play words with friends too
Seems all interstates are dangerous nowadays. Too many a-holes on phones or flying by you, cutting you off by inches. Not watching. F-ing ridiculous.
I don't see the rideshare lane open and being used anymore at least on I 45 South, could this be reopened again, maybe it could relieve a little traffic.
If the hardy toll rd would be free from 610 truth 45 un in spring , 45N wouldn’t be as bad.
There shouldn't be any charge for these toll bridge the way I look at it I've paid taxes for so long as we all have to build the toll now we have to pay the ride on something that we already own that's why I don't take it I said I'll be damned if my money bills it and then I got to pay to drive on it no way
Baloney. Apparently they haven't driven in other cities like L.A., Boston, etc. I've driven 45 for 50 years, never had a problem except for out of staters that can't read the signs...probably because the signs really suck. They don't make sense.
Um
Deadliest. What part you missed?
I avoid I45 between 610 and Greenpoint if possible.
They also say Taco Bell is real authentic Mexican food 🙄
They also say texans arent morons
Wait no they dont
Yeah we ain’t 😂
Every time I'm on 45 I feel like my life in danger 😂
What makes it dangerous, is the idiots that drive 80, 90 and 100 mph and it's constant!!!!!!!!!
610 to Galveston is a joke of its own coming off i45
Widening 45 is not the solution. I've been driving 45 for 20 years, the problem is y'all don't know when to go slow and when to go fast. Stop breaking at every freaking curve. You can tell who drives 45 all the time by what lane they get in and when they move over and when they move back. When you can ride in the right lane and when you can't, ie Quitman. Get off the phone, pay attention. Don't follow to closely and go fast when you can slow when you need to.
I got rear ended on 45, the only accident I've ever had. Kid was just too close and going too fast for 8 am traffic.
Too*
HOV LANE SHOULD BE open 24hrs and 7 days a week !! and it needs to be wider !! Thats just a start .
I drive on I45 at 3am because of my night job. I encounter at least a dozen cars going over 100 mph.
@Lee Hanson isn’t I-45 going towards Louisiana and Baytown ?
@@MasterMind171 Actually, I-45 goes north from Galveston to Dallas- Technically not and interstate because it never leaves Texas. I have the mixed blessing of owning my home about a half mile from I45, and it's my usual artery. The Interstate going east to west- LA to Jacksonville FL, through Baytown and Louisiana is I-10.
O wow 😮
I drive this every week The Woodlands, downtown, and back again. The idiots who plan our city think widening the highway is the answer. WRONG! Put a freaking subway system in so we can save lives, money for people who struggle to afford a car, and the mental stress of driving on this dangerous road.
Go ahead and include Dallas highways too. Really all of Texas. 🤣
I call it the gauntlet.
Doesn’t matter how wide you make the highway idiots will always be idiots
I wake up every morning thinking I hope I don’t die on I-45
On the contrary of popular belief, expanding highways only cause more traffic. Especially in Houston.
It doesn't need to be widened. Another highway should be built somehow.
I've been rear ended 4 times 2 by speeding drivers, twice by drunk drivers taken to jail. side swiped twice on 288 from drivers who did not "see" my car when turning on a merge lane. Thankful for my dash cams & that i've always had full coverage, cant say they all did. and not everyone can have that. its sad, smdh.
Widening this freeway will not make it safer.
What I do is drive at least 20 over the speed limit to stay ahead of the accidents
Not the freeway, it's the driver's!
drivers.
@@jeanettesmith765 thanks for the correct but you get the point..... People in Houston can't drive their way through a paper bag....
It's not the road that is deadly it's the folks using the road who are.
Exactly!! I agree!!
Mayne is yall Houston drivers be driving crazy
Hardy Toll > I-45
Toll roads are for white privilege.
@@TOMVUTHEPIMP damn straight
“Just one more lane bro”
Thank God I stopped driving on the freeways years ago, even tho I don't venture anywhere near 45. Everytime I need to go out I adjust my gps to no tolls and no highways and bam there it goes, I take all the down streets and it works lovely cause I'm never stuck in traffic again ever🗣️💯
Your lying if you're in houston within loop saying you "never see traffic" unless your just staying in as even on city streets during rush hour will be* busy with traffic like Shepherd for example.
You must not travel far. Avoiding a tollway or highway would only make your drive longer.
I drive by I-45 every morning it's too small for the amounts of cars that drive by and a simple way to solve the drunk driving and crazy drivers it to just have police officers driving by all day and trust me no one will drive stupid
You can’t fix stupid.
What makes it dangerous is how the lanes merge with no warning!!! A lane will end and you will be merging into another going 85 mph without knowing where one lane ends and the other begins you have to drive defensive and offensive all down that highway.
I live right off of 45 … 🤦🏽♀️ people drive crazy 24/7. I see a lot of fatal accidents, but I had no idea it was the “deadliest” highway.. that’s upsetting.
45 is an interesting highway. There is no lights on this highway. The lights that are on this are never on.
Widening the road does not mean less traffic !!!
Got too many dumb drivers playing on the phone and most of them just can't drive.
I do not drive 45 people always on the phone not watching what they doing
We need speed per lanes law. Too many people driving slow in the fast lane and too many people driving fast in the slower lanes.
Average person drives 85+ mph on i45. I guess these people have been on 59 during the weekend
Can they put more cops to watch for speeding?
It’s sad that you have to go on a tollway just to be safe
My little brother died on i45 this year he was just 17
And I suppose US 71 is a dream cruise? Hardly.😳
71 isn't that bad, in my opinion.
@@jeanettesmith765 Try it at night between Austin and Houston. You might as well be driving while blind.
Wider highways do not equal a safer drive, just means more congestion. You don't need wider highways, you need better drivers.
I drove through there once at night. It was horrible.
It seems lately it's more than the highways that are deadly in Houston!
I just got in a accident watching this while driving on 45 😫
There’s like several accidents a day sometimes
People taking selfie’s and texting is the problem especially when they are bad drivers to begin with
They need to shut it down and rebuild
It's a freeway, not a highway.
I got a ideal if you not from Houston take your self back were you from
After 15 years in Houston I did just that.
im from Houston and im tryna gtfo
I live in houston and i hate driving in houston
Didn't need a report to know this. Ppl on i-45 north has to many maniacs on it
I-35 in Austin and Dallas and Fort Worth are a good day second to it
I 45 is not a "highway". The "I" is for interstate.
You feeling lucky boy? Try traveling on this stretch of terrifying Texas roadway on a Friday at 4:00. If you make it to the other end (alive) buy a lottery ticket. 😳🤞🙏👀
Sound about right
If only Houston had more clean, safe, and dependable public transportation the highways wouldn’t be congested
Its the people that are the problem
They act like they can't drive slower and take they time..
And it has like a hump
The worst. More cops stopping these crazy drivers and speeding motorcycles!
More than 145 different languages are spoken in Houston. That's the third largest number of languages spoken in a U.S. city behind New York (192) and LA (185). More than a third of Houstonians older than five speak a language other than English 2.5 million residents living here and well who knows how many folks drive thru !!! Thousands of Trucker trailers yeah shit is gonna happen
Its not the freeway its a % of people who drives on it!!!..
All of Houston is. It's called having a car-dependent society. HAHA. TH-camrs around the world are calling out these cities.
Especially on the north side🙄
I told you this a long time ago fools