Phoenix: A Safe Place to Drive (Except for Teens)
"Arizona is one of the fastest growing states in the country, and over the years, vehicle miles traveled here have naturally increased.In 2004, Governor Napolitano created the Governor's Traffic Safety Advisory Council (GTSAC) to bring together safety organizations to develop, promote and implement cost-effective traffic safety strategies to save lives on all public roads in Arizona. The increased educational programs, from state agencies and community safety partners, along with law enforcement details and activities to remove dangerous drivers, have helped create safer motorist behaviors," explains Richard Fimbres, director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety in Arizona.
In fact, Arizona is among the safest places to drive in the country if you count years between accidents and are over the age of 20. Both the Phoenix metropolitan area and Tucson top Allstate's "Best Drivers Report" for cities of their size. Tucson also boasts the best drivers male, female, Baby Boomer, pre-Baby-Boomer, and Gen X drivers in the country. Among metropolitan areas of more than 1 million residents, Phoenix drivers take top honors for the fourth consecutive year.
Unfortunately, back in May, Allstate also identified the Phoenix-Scottsdale-Mesa area as one of the 10 most dangerous of "America's Teen Driving Hotspots". The Allstate study is based on fatal crashes involving teens are highest. Most fatal teen crashes occur during the summer months with more than 9 percent of all crashes occurring each month in May, June, July and August.
Adult drivers in the Phoenix area can expect to bump into each other every 9.8 years, slightly more often than the national average.
