By James Girards

For years 2010 - 2012, Texas is the 4th worst state in violations related to failure to maintain proper braking systems. According to the USDOT, here are the Top Ten worst states for Brake Violations:     

National average: 17%, with all percentages below representing the share of all violations issued in the states from 2010-12 that were related to brakes.  

  1. Virginia – 30%
  2. Missouri – 25.5%
  3. California – 23.6%
  4. Texas – 20.8%
  5. Wisconsin – 20.7%
  6. Wyoming – 20.6%
  7. Idaho – 20.6%
  8. Ohio – 20.3%
  9. Pennsylvania – 20.1%
  10. Oregon – 19.9%

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