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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Philadelphia drivers worst in U.S., says Allstate

Philly and LA drivers are the worst in the U.S., Allstate insurance says in this report. Bloomberg story here. Excerpt:

" Philadelphia and Los Angeles have the most accident-prone big-city drivers, according to Allstate Corp., the biggest publicly traded U.S. auto insurer.

" Philadelphia has scored worst in each of the five years Allstate compiled data for cities with at least 1 million people. The city’s motorists get in a collision every 6.4 years, meaning they have a 57 percent higher chance of being in an accident than the average American driver, Allstate said. Los Angeles drivers get in crashes every 6.8 years, the insurer said in a statement today. "

But PennDOT says Allstate maybe doesn't insure enough Philly drivers to know that. And if youse don like how I drive, stay offa sidewalk.
Posted by Joseph N. DiStefano @ 2:53 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:04 PM, 07/08/2009
    heh.
    — sutsar
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:17 PM, 07/08/2009
    what's new?
    — whatthe?
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:18 PM, 07/08/2009
    I take great pride in having learned to drive in Philly, one of the few places where finger gestures and cursing are on the test
    — Ed_Tilton


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About Joseph N. DiStefano
Joseph N. DiStefano writes this blog to feed his PhillyDeals column in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Joe has been a member of Bloomberg LP’s New York Finance Team, wrote the book “Comcasted,” taught writing at St. Joseph’s University, and studied economics and history at Penn. Reach Joe at 215-854-5194 and JoeD@phillynews.com
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