A couple weeks ago Allstate released its fifth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report™.” The report compares the frequency of vehicle collisions in America’s 200 largest cities.
According to the report, Knoxville drivers average a collision once every 12.3 years, which means a collision is 19.0% less likely than the national average. Here’s the top ten “safest” driving cities:
1. Sioux Falls, S.D.
2. Fort Collins, Colo.
3. Chattanooga, Tenn.
4. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
5. Knoxville, Tenn.
6. Fort Wayne, Ind.
7. Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
8. Eugene, Ore.
9. Boise, Idaho
10. Colorado Springs, Colo.
Note that none of these cities are very large. The press release indicates that cities with over 1 million residence are more likely to have accidents than the national average. One more reason to avoid big city traffic.
It’s good to see Knoxville so high on the list. But there are plenty of bad drivers here, too. It makes me wonder how scary it is to drive (or worse, bicycle) in a city at that ranks near the bottom of the list.