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Drivers in Washington, D.C., crash more than anyone, Allstate says
MSN ^ | August 28, 2013 | Clifford Atiyeh

Posted on 08/28/2013 6:32:47 PM PDT by detective

Whether it's their problems with "taxation without representation" or the flood of foreign diplomats weaving around town, drivers in the nation's capital are the most likely to get into a car accident, according to a new report from Allstate.

The insurance company's annual study on safe drivers, now in its ninth year, looked at property-damage claims in 194 cities from January 2010 through December 2011 and compared them to the national average. In Washington, D.C., drivers were 109 percent more likely to get into a crash, while the D.C. suburbs of Alexandria and Arlington, Va. – along with Baltimore, Providence, R.I., Philadelphia and Miami – were ranked among the top 10 cities for the most accidents. Interestingly, Boston wasn't on this list, but that's only because Allstate didn't collect sufficient data from Massachusetts.

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TOPICS: Local News; Travel
KEYWORDS: dc; drivingaccidents; maryland; traffic; virginia; washingtondc
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To: detective

Let those individual drivers assume responsibility for the damage they have caused to themselves and to others. Enough of this insurance/ponzi garbage stealing from the responsible, the productive.


21 posted on 08/29/2013 7:11:35 AM PDT by PGalt
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They’re all busy getting texts from Anthony’s Weiner.


22 posted on 08/29/2013 11:58:08 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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