Statistics are nearly always subject to interpretation aka spin. I would bet lots more people die (and are seriously injured) in traffic accidents in the densely populated northeast than in Montana or South Dakota. However, those states and most relatively rural states have higher speed limits and more open roads where people drive faster. When speeds increase the number of people (per 100,000) who are killed in crashes increases. While Texas and Florida have high populations, Texas has lots of open roads, and in Florida we have several interstates and a turnpike with long open stretches and high speeds. As far as DUI's and traffic tickets those statistics could be interpreted/spun to show that the southern and western states are better at enforcement than the more congested northeastern states and I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't more law enforcement officers per capita in the more rural states. In any event, I doubt there is a direct correlation to biking safety. That being said, Florida drivers are much worse, on average, than anyplace else I have driven in the U.S. This is particularly true in the winter when our population increases significantly with snow birds. Folks, mostly older (like me), driving the speed limit or below in the left lane, with frustrated speeders (like me) cutting in and out of lanes to get around them. Throw in cyclists who often don't stop at traffic signals unless absolutely necessary (like me), and you have a potentially fatal combination. But life is full of risks, and I wouldn't life anywhere else but Florida, although I do enjoy rural Yankeetown a lot more than congested Orlando.