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America's Best Drivers

Written by Communications Team | Sun, Sep 09, 2018

In the Allstate America’s Best Drivers study, Brownsville, TX, is the #1 city in the country for having the best drivers.  Based on collision frequency, the study lists 200 of the largest cities in the country.  We’re proud to say that 5 Texas cities are in the Top 20.

Rank

City

Years Between Claims

1

Brownsville

13.6

6

Laredo

11.7

7

Midland

11.7

10

McAllen

11.5

18

Amarillo

10.4

We also couldn’t resist checking out the rankings of Houston and a few other Texas cities. 

Rank

City

Years Between Claims

27

Corpus Christi

10.2

47

El  Paso

9.4

 139

Fort Worth

7.5

159

Austin

7.1

164

Houston

6.9

178

Dallas

6.5

Safety Tips

While we’re talking about safety, we thought we would give you some interesting statistics from Driver Knowledge

  • More than 90 people die in car accidents each day in the U.S.
  • Another 3 million are injured, with about two million of those experiencing long-term or permanent injuries.
  • Wearing a seatbelt reduces your risk of death by 45% and your risk of serious injury by 50% yet among the total fatal accidents, 48.1% were not wearing a seat belt.
  • About 9 people each day are killed as a result of distracted driving.
  • You are 23 times as likely to crash if you text while driving.
  • Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by a whopping 37%.

Dean and Draper

Driving is a huge responsibility.  We hope that creating some awareness of the cities with the best drivers will help us all be more aware and careful.  When you have questions about your insurance, please call us. 

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