Allstate Insurance Company released its 11th annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report”. Chattanooga ranked 51st out of America’s 200 largest cities and third in the Southern Region (defined as Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana) in terms of car collision frequency. According to the report, the average driver in Chattanooga will experience an auto collision every 9.8 years.
“As a trusted advisor to Allstate customers in Chattanooga we’re sharing these report results to help them become safer drivers,” said Karen Teske, Allstate agent. “While Chattanooga ranks highly on the report, slowing down, leaving room between you and other drivers, and minimizing distractions are tips for Chattanooga drivers to always remember to remain safe while on the road.”
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.
Below is a look at how other cities in Tennessee finished in the Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.
City, City Rank, Collision Likelihood Compared to National Average, Average Years Between Collisions:
Knoxville, #29, 5.6% less likely, 10.6;
Clarksville, #67, 8.7% more likely, 9.2;
Nashville, #83, 11.3% more likely, 9.0; and
Memphis, #96, 14.4% more likely, 8.7
New this year, the report provides information about a key factor in collisions - braking habits - in approximately 100 cities nationally. Allstate pulled data 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. Chattanooga drivers have 14.2 hard braking events every 1,000 miles. 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.