NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept.
2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Allstate Insurance Company
released its eleventh annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers
Report®" which ranks America's 200 largest cities in terms of car
collision frequency and emphasizes Allstate's commitment to keeping
roadways safer. New Orleans
increased their overall ranking on the report, while Baton Rouge earned an impressive ranking when
considering hard braking incidents.
- New Orleans jumped 23
spots in driver safety to #158 on this year's report with drivers
going an average of 7.4 years between collisions.
- Baton Rouge ranked as
the 3rd safest city in the Southern Region* for hard
braking events. Drivers here experience 16.5 hard braking events
for every 1,000 miles driven, beating the national average.
Overall, the city ranked #145 with an average of 7.9 years between
collisions.
- Kansas City, KS is
recognized as the safest driving city in America with the average
driver experiencing an auto collision every 13.3 years, which is
24.8 percent less likely than the national average of every 10
years.
"As a trusted advisor to Allstate customers in Louisiana we're sharing these report results
to help them become safer drivers," said Alex Bellow, Allstate Agent. "New Orleans and Baton Rouge drivers should not get discouraged
by their ranking; instead focusing on behaviors like slowing down,
leaving room between you and other drivers, and minimizing
distractions will help New
Orleans's drivers to improve their driving skills."
The information about braking habits – a key factor in
collisions – is new to the report this year. Allstate pulled
braking habits data from approximately 100 cities nationally from
its Drivewise® offering, an innovative technology that allows
consumers to monitor their driving habits to improve safety and
gain discounts on their insurance, to determine braking trends. A
hard braking event is defined as slowing down eight miles per hour
or more over a one-second time interval.
Allstate found a correlation between hard braking and collision
frequency. Cities with higher collision frequency also recorded
more hard braking events. Nationally, on average, a driver will
experience 16 hard braking events for every 1,000 miles driven.
In addition, Allstate also pulled data on population density and
precipitation. For more information on how a cities' ranking can
change when factoring in these challenging roadway conditions,
visit the report's homepage and interactive map at
www.allstate.com/BestDriversReport.
*Allstate's Southern Region is defined as Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana.
The Allstate America's Best Drivers Report®
For
the past 11 years, Allstate actuaries have conducted an in-depth
analysis of company claims data to determine the likelihood drivers
in America's 200 largest cities will experience a vehicle collision
compared to the national average. Reported property damage claims
were analyzed over a two-year period (from January 2012 to December
2013).
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
an estimated 32,675 car crash fatalities occurred in 2014.
Additionally, Allstate research found that 70 percent of vehicles
involved in auto claims are considered drivable, which indicates
that most claims are the result of low-speed (under 35 miles per
hour) collisions. Allstate utilizes the America's Best Drivers
Report to remind drivers to stay vigilant behind the wheel and
protect themselves from challenging driving conditions.
About Allstate
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is
the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer,
protecting approximately 16 million households from life's
uncertainties through auto, home, life and other insurance offered
through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass and Answer Financial
brand names. Allstate is widely known through the slogan "You're In
Good Hands With Allstate®." The Allstate brand's network
of small businesses offers auto, home, life and retirement products
and services to customers in the United
States and Canada. In the
20 years since Allstate became a fully independent public company,
The Allstate Foundation, Allstate, its employees and agency owners
have donated more than $405 million
to support local communities.
[1] The Allstate America's Best Drivers Report®
tabulates property damage collision frequency of Allstate insured
drivers from 2012-2013.The report analyzes the 200 largest cities
from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Estimates of the Population
for Incorporated Places over 50,000, measured for 2013 as of
July 1, 2014. In prior years,
neighboring cities that shared zip codes also shared rankings. This
only impacted a minimal number of cities; however, in 2014 and
2015, the report used geolocation to increase accuracy and there
are no longer shared rankings. U.S. Census Bureau data was used to
obtain the population density factor. For the precipitation factor,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data was
utilized. Allstate Drivewise® data is based on Allstate customers
voluntarily enrolled in the telematics program from 2010-2014. A
number of cities from the full 200 Best Drivers rankings are
excluded in the Drivewise data due to the limited measurable data
available, or because Drivewise was not available (California, North
Carolina, South Carolina
and Texas). The Allstate Best
Drivers Report is produced solely to boost the country's discussion
about safe driving and to increase awareness of the importance of
being safe and attentive behind the wheel. The report is not used
to determine auto insurance rates.
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