Central Texas City Fares Poorly In Safest Drivers Survey
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One Central Texas city ranks in the bottom third of a national survey of city’s with the safest drivers that was released Tuesday.
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(July 1, 2008)—Waco ranks in the bottom third of this year’s “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” released Tuesday.

In the survey of the country’s 193 largest cities, Waco ranked 136th in driver safety.

Sioux Falls, S.D. was rated as the city with the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the survey, which determined that the average driver in Sioux Falls is involved in an auto collision every 14.6 years and is 31.6 less likely to have an accident that the national average.

In Waco, the average driver goes 8.6 years between accidents and is 15.9 percent more likely to have an accident than the national average.

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Allstate has produced the report for the past four years.

It’s based on an in-depth analysis of company claim data, Allstate says.
Allstate says its policies represent 12 percent of all auto policies in the U.S.

“Allstate's America's Best Driver's Report was created to boost the country's discussion on safe driving,” said Mike Roche, senior vice president, Allstate's Claim Organization.

“Each year, we hope that the report will increase awareness on the importance of being tolerant and attentive behind the wheel. This is also a critical message we must communicate with teen drivers,” he said.

Waco was the only city in Central Texas included in the survey.

Top 10 Safest Cities: Average years between crashes
(Source: Allstate)

1. Sioux Falls, S.D., 14.6
2. Fort Collins, Colo., 13.4
3. Chattanooga, Tenn., 13.3
4. Sterling Heights, Mich., 13.2
5. Warren, Mich., 13.2
6. Knoxville, Tenn., 13.1
7. Grand Rapids, Mich., 12.9
8. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 12.9
9. Lexington, Ky., 12.8
10. Detroit, 12.4
(136. Waco 8.6)

Cities with 500,000 to 1 million residents

1. Detroit, 12.4
2. Milwaukee, 11.8
3. Louisville, Ky., 11.4
4. Nashville, Tenn., 11.1
5. Tucson, Ariz., 11.0
6. Memphis, Tenn., 10.9
7. Denver, 10.7
8. Oklahoma City, 10.5
9. Indianapolis, 10.4
10. El Paso, Texas, 10.2

Cities with more than 1 million residents

1. Phoenix, 9.8
2. San Diego, 9.1
3. New York, 8.8
4. Houston, 8.1
5. San Antonio, 8.0
6. Dallas, 7.8
7. Chicago, 7.6
8. Los Angeles, 7.1
9. Philadelphia, 6.6

Latest Comments

Posted by: transplant Location: waco on Jul 3, 2008 at 11:19 AM

I've driven in a lot of places. Sorry Waco, you're pretty bad. For starters it would be helpful for you all to learn that red lights mean stop and green lights do not mean apply your brakes. And how about taking lessons on parking in parking spaces. If you're going to buy the biggest vehicle in the world at least learn how to park it or get something small enough for your skill level. geez!
Posted by: AKA Location: Texas on Jul 2, 2008 at 03:14 PM

What about AUSTIN? There are some REALLY RUDE people there, they would rather run you over than to let you merge into the flow!
Posted by: Corey Location: Temple on Jul 2, 2008 at 12:58 PM

I agree with Tina from belton. I got my car rear-ended and totaled in Belton in Nov.'07. It was some kid that was texting on his phone and smashed me going 45 MPH...and i wasent moving. I also agree that Waco drivers are bad also...you cant go to waco once without getting cutoff, run off the road, flipped off...ect
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