Who Ranks Best Behind The Wheel? Allstate Best Drivers Report Reveals Cities with Safest Drivers

Allstate (Business Wire via Google News) ^ | June 07, 2005

[Trust but Verify]

Drivers there must be good at avoiding collisions!

[Luna]

I think the chart means that Phoenix is top-ranked for fewer collisions. I guess those Philly drivers are worse than ours here.

[gorush]

53 years old and I've never had an accident...everyone I've hit I was aiming for!

[Hi Heels]

You forgot the sarcasm tag on that.....

[rahbert]

dunno. i'll ask around..

[Mr. D]

I live in the DC metro area (N.VA) the drivers in this area are terrible. I am cut off many times in just one day. Last nite on the way home from work, I had a green arrow for a left turn, the driver coming the other way turned right and almost hit me! I blew my horn to warn him of the impending collision, I slammed on my brakes. The driver ignored me, I did flash my brights at him as he pulled in front of me. He watched me turn into the grocery store parking lot and approached me at my car and wanted to argue and start something with me.

When he saw that I was a rather large man in height and weight, he backed off. His remarks were cut off by me, but he said he did not care who had the right of way!

[proudofthesouth]

I don't know how they can list Huntsville, Alabama as one of the safest cities. I live there and a person needs sonar to drive safely!

[newgeezer]

Where was the giveaway? I missed it!

HandiMart Phillips 66, 588 Boyson Road NE (just W of C Avenue). It started around 5:20 AM. All the radio and TV stations were covering it. Newscopter 9 was hovering over the gas station from about 5:45 until sometime after I left for work at 7. The aerial views were pretty amazing. They had the cars winding through the adjacent parking lots like a queue in an amusement park (or, think Best Buy on the day after Thanksgiving).

The copter was loud enough at our house 3 blocks away that I'm real glad we don't live in the neighborhood next to the gas station.

[Onelifetogive]

You forgot the sarcasm tag on that.....

Anonymity makes one say things here that they would NEVER say in real life.....

[RebelBanker]

From the complete report, the Hall of Shame - the 10 Worst:
Washington, DC
Newark, NJ
Alexandria, VA
Arlington, VA
Elizabeth, NJ
Glendale, CA
Providence, RI
Baltimore, MD
San Francisco, CA
Norfolk, VA

All of the cities here with which I am familiar have one thing in common - they were not designed for automobiles.

[newgeezer]

The chart tells me that Philadelphia is ranked worse than Phoenix, with a liklihood that one would get into a collision every 6-7 years. This is worse than once every 10 years.

That's correct.

I guess I'm confused.

What makes you think so?

[Sloth]

Phoenix is ranked *best* of cities over 1 million population.

[Sloth]

FYI, the worst city on the list is Washington, DC. 92% increased likelihood of an accident, averaging one every 5.2 years.

[Fierce Allegiance]

I got rear-ended in Lakewood in 2001.

No need to get so personal, this is an insurance thread.

[JustRight]

"From the complete report, the Hall of Shame - the 10 Worst: Washington, DC Newark, NJ Alexandria, VA Arlington, VA Elizabeth, NJ Glendale, CA Providence, RI Baltimore, MD San Francisco, CA Norfolk, VA "

If Boston isn't on it, I don't believe it. You can get your butt kicked for Boston driving in the rest of the country.

[Hi Heels]

Certainly. You wanna win, dontcha?

[OKIEDOC]

I can see how Cedar Rapids has a low collision rate.

People just don't drive as fast going to the local Wal-Mart on Saturday.

Besides, John Deere tractors won't break many speed limits.

[wideawake]

If more people understood how they work best -- really, they should be called a 2-way -- they'd be okay.

I assume that you're referring to the fact that when 4 cars approach one from all points of the compass, N will wait for W who'll wait for S who'll wait for E, when N+S and E+W should just alternate.

Problem is, the number of jackasses who never use their turn signals ever. If you are headed N, one of these jokers headed S will inevitably assume that it's his turn, will gleefully turn left without signalling, wreck your front end and then blame you because it was "his turn."

[Cecily]

What you describe is a typical Atlanta driving move. Others are the left hand turn from the right hand lane across several lanes of traffic, and vice versa, and of course the old pull out from behind someone going 60 MPH in the merge lane to get ahead and cut them off because they aren't moving fast enough for you in the merge lane.

Average speed limit on Atlanta highways: 80+ MPH

Average speed limit on Atlanta surface streets: 60 MPH, and the Lord help you if you are so rude as to drive the posted speed limit or even a little above it and slow anybody down. You WILL be tailgated all the way down the surface road if there is no way for Mr. Speedy to pass you.

[Hi Heels]

Ya know, I have no problem with SF on the list, cuz it's HELL to drive there, but Glendale??? Go figure.