A recent study of the top 10 car models with the most DUIs identifies several GM truck models, including the GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado.
The study was conducted by researchers at Insurify, a website that compares auto insurance coverage. The study is based on Insurify data that includes 1.6 million car insurance applications. In those applications, applicants were asked for vehicle and driving information from the last seven years, including the make and model of the vehicle that they drive, plus information on whether or not they have been cited for a DUI.
Using this data, researchers then compared the percentage of drivers with a DUI with regard to the make and model in question. The national average was measured at 1.78 percent for all car owners per model with a prior DUI.
According to the Insurify data, there are in fact four GM pickups listed in the top 10 list, starting with the GMC Sierra at number eight with 3.01 percent. Just ahead of the Sierra is another GM pickup truck, the Chevy Silverado, at 3.02 percent. Further up the list, we find two more GM pickup trucks, including the GMC Sonoma in the fifth-place position with 3.09 percent, and the Chevy S-10 in third-place with 3.47 percent.
Rounding out the top three, we have the Subaru WRX in second-place with 4.1 percent, and finally, the Dodge Ram 2500 in first place with 4.95 percent. According to the Insurify study, seven of the top 10 models in the DUI list are pickup trucks.
As Insurify points out, DUI-related deaths have fallen significantly over the last several decades, dropping 80 percent between 1982 and 2017, from a peak of 5,215 deaths in 1982, to 1,064 deaths in 2017. Insurify credits this drop to stricter laws, alcohol safety education, and new technologies, such as ignition interlock devices.
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Must be all that butt hurt from knowing that the 2.7 4 banger is actually quite a decent engine : )
What? That’s doesn’t make any sense.
Come back and preach that to me when you see a 2.7 Turbo with 261,000 miles.
Well, I guess we better ban those trucks because the obviously drive people to drink too much…
Sonoma and S10!!!!! So what this study is saying is that sorry ford, sorry Toyota, GM trucks last so long that they are some of the only vehicles left on by the discount lots to be afforded by those who get DUI’s.
Actually yeah this is sorta true
Fortunately they won’t be able to drive much with gas at $5 a gallon.
Time for their wallets to bleed.
A drunk driver and a large heavy pickup is a very bad combination for the rest of the driving public. Can’t we put them all in a Chevy Spark instead? I’m tired of reading about the 21-year old female nursing student in a Civic being killed by a 56-year old drunk male who survives the crash in his three-ton Silverado HD.
Or have the Federal Government grow some balls and ban these monstrosities.
But they won’t do the right thing and protect the people in true federal government fashion.
Poor Ukraine having to suffer from the feds bait & switching.
Ukraine is not the good guy in that whole situation.
Troll.
Google “Facui biolabs in Ukraine”
Oh, so you’re one of those people …
An independent thinker, yes.
You spelled Fauci wrong, Vladimir…
I love seeing people in the US act like they care about Ukraine.
He’s your god not mine, I don’t need to spell that demon’s name correctly.
How does Vlad’s boot taste?
My 4×4 crew cab weighs less than a model X or BMW iX. Ahem, you were saying..?
Yeah, get the federal government involved! That’s the ticket! That will fix everything!!
What? The Honda didn’t save her life?
Ban these monstrosities! Wow most Tahoes, Suburbans – Ford Excursions and Expeditions out weigh the 1500 Silverado’s
So driving a GM truck is leading people to drink more alcohol? Or were the chances higher they were drunk when they bought it?
Couldn’t resist! Lol
Must be a slow day at The GM Authority…. Useless information
That’s an understatement Tony, just J Lo writing another stupid article, claiming to be an automotive journalist!
J Lo this is an all time low for you, this is the most dumbest article you have ever written! Is it the driver or is it the ownership of a GM truck that causes the owner to drink and drive, please clarify?
Why is basic data upsetting you so much?
I just need clarification! gurt
I think this is an example of bean counters with too much time on their hands. At the very least this is an example of compiling some data and attempting to draw an inter-relationship between that data. When in fact the data has nothing to do with each other. I will admit however, if you are DUI there is a statistically high likelihood that you are driving and you are drunk…
A “DUI” is one of those interesting laws where you can get in trouble for committing an act that harms nobody but yourself, just based on the potential that you might hurt someone.
I wish this country took “Don’t Tread On Me” and the real meaning of the Constitution and the Declaration seriously.
Disparate impact is proof of discriminatin, no peace no justice!
Driving after drinking should not be illegal. Crashing into something while drunk, sure, that’s a crime. But if I can operate a car safely after a six pack why is Mr. Government telling me I’m not allowed to?
If you’re operating safely, you won’t get pulled over and given the sobriety test anyway.
They haven’t busted me yet, so you’re right.
Ever hear of a Georgia Speed Trap? No need to break a speed limit, when all you did is have out-of-state plates.
You’re right. I have been drinking & driving for 40 years. No accidents, no tickets, never even stopped on suspicion of DUI/DWI. Even police checkpoints never realised I’d had a few (I don’t drive drunk, just nicely relaxed).
Some people can walk and chew gum at the same time.
Does this mean that a lot of hillbillies buy trucks or a lot of idiots who don’t give a crap about other people ?
Yep…follow the purchaser profile.
To quote Gomer Pyle. “Golly! Surprise! Surprise!”
Maybe you have to be HALF in the BAG to spend $70,000 on a 4 door “Cadillac” truck with a 6 foot bed!
I don’t know much ’bout country music, but it seems like all the songs are about a pick-up truck and beer …….
Smoke roll’n out the window, cold beer chill’n in the console.
You left out the dog and the wife/girlfriend!
That 2.7 must be a good engine with that many miles. Wish it was in my 6.6 GM HD. The fuel pump plus other components including injectors, lines, pump etc all replaced for $12.000. No warranty only bulletins since 2016. I had only 45000 miles on truck. GM paid nothing.
Trade workers with their pickups having a few brewskis after work during Miller Time. No rocket science here to figure this out. Full size GM pickups popular in the Southwest and California.
We tipped many after work in the oil patch. Lucky to have dodged the flashing lights bullet back in the day. Now clean and sober for 16+ years.
Be careful out there.
The fords dont get none because they wont start when they leave the bar!