Americans are hitting the roads in record numbers for summer funand vacations.
Insurance agents and brokers have the opportunity to encourageeveryone to make safety their number one priority whenever they'rebehind the wheel. Not only will fewer accidents prevent costlyinsurance claims, it will also save lives.
More than 40,000 people died in car crashes in 2016, making itpotentially the most dangerous driving year since 2007,according to the NationalSafety Council. July and August are the deadliest months on theroad, with each averaging 116 traffic deaths aday, Insurance Institute forHighway Safety (IIHS), data has found.
Cities with best drivers
So, where in the United States are drivers least likely to havea collision? To answer that question, Allstate released its13th annual America's Best Drivers Report namingthe 10 safest-driving cities.
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Denny Jacob
Denny Jacob is an associate editor for NU PropertyCasualty360. Contact him at [email protected].
