Best and Worst Cities for Driving – 2012
16 Oct 2012The latest “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” has been released, naming the best and worth cities for driving.
The 2012 report marks the 8th annual report for the best and worst cities to drive in. Allstate, who has 10% of the nation’s auto insurance policies, ranked nearly 200 cities across the country in terms of their car collision frequency.
According to Allstate, the average US resident is an auto accident about once every 10 years. As expected, busy metropolitan areas tend to have the most accidents, while smaller cities scored much better on the collision report.
The big winner of the worst city to drive in is Washington DC, with residents getting into a collision about once every 4.7 years. This makes the political city 112.1% more likely to get into an accident than the rest of the country’s average. While Washington DC is ranked the #1 worst city for driving in 2012, California has a total of five cities on the list. New Jersey came in second place with four cities, and Florida and Virginia each have three cities on the report.
Top Five Cities for Driving
Ranking the top of the list for the best cities for driving are Sioux Falls in South Dakota with 13.8 years between collisions and Boise, Idaho with 13.8 years as well. If you drive in either of these two cities, you have more than a 27% less likelihood of being involved in a collision compared to the national average. Fort Collins, Colorado follows, where the average is 13.6 years between collisions, Madison, Wisconsin. with 13 years between collisions, and Lincoln, Nebraska,with 12.4 years between collisions.
Top Five Best Big Cities for Driving
As far as big cities go, the following five cities are known as the safest for driving in the United States, according to Allstate’s report. These cities have more than 1,000,000 residents and while they have less time between collisions, they are considered safer due to the amount of congestion.
State / Years Between Collisions
1. Phoenix, Arizona – 10.2 years
2. San Diego, California – 8.8 years
3. San Antonio, Texas – 8.3 years
4. Chicago, Illinois – 7.9 years
5. Houston, Teas – 7.9 years
Top Ten Worst Cities for Driving
And of course everyone wants to know the worst US cities to drive in, according to their collision frequency reports. The following list provides the most dangerous cities to put the petal to the metal, according to the number of years between accidents.
State / Years Between Collisions
1. Washington DC – 4.7 years
2. Baltimore, Maryland – 5.3 years
3. Glendale, California – 5.6 years
4. Providence, Rhode Island – 5.5 years
5. Newwark, New Jersey – 5.9 years
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 6.1 years
7. Alexandria, Virginia – 6.2 years
8. Hartford, Connecticut – 6.3 years
9. Jersey City, New Jersey – 6.5 years
10. San Francisco, California – 6.5 years
The America’s Best Driver’s Report by Allstate is based on an analysis of company claim data among 193 cities in the US. Data such as property damage was analyzed as to not include outside reasons for collisions, including road construction and extreme weather conditions.
Allstate’s field senior vice-president wants US residents to learn more about safe driving. “It is vital for us to educate American drivers about safe driving behaviors they can practice on the road that will help make our roadways safer,” he told reporters. “Minimizing distractions, obeying traffic laws, and using your car’s safety features like turn signals and headlights, are all ways to be safer, no matter where you drive,” he relayed.
So if you live in one of the worst cities for driving, what can you do? Aside from practicing both safe and defensive driving, add a GPS tracking device to your vehicle. GPS tracking lends benefits to drivers with valuable data, such as number of passengers in the vehicle, location, seatbelt usage, and speed. Parents of teen can use this data to prevent dangerous driving habits and avoid collisions. Monitoring safe driving behavior is one of the top advantages to having a GPS tracking device installed in vehicles.
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