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More Deadly Teen Crashes Occur In Florida

By Eddie Farah

They could be considered teen driving hotspots, and the top three cities for fatal teen car crashes are all in Florida.

Allstate Insurance Company recently released a list of top cities for fatal car accidents involving teen drivers that occur around the holidays from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day.

Jacksonville is the second top city, following Tampa, then Orlando-Kissimmee, Kansas City, Missouri and Birmingham, Alabama.

Allstate looked at recent federal crash statistics and Allstate claims data to score metro areas. The study was part of a Home for the Holidays teen safe driving campaign that urges parents to speak to their children about smart driving during the holidays.

During the past eight years during the holiday season, teen drivers nationwide have been part of more than 5,000 fatal auto crashes.

Remind your teen that fatal car accidents are the number one killer of teens.

There is also something called Allstate’s Parent-Teen Driving Contract that Allstate provides laying out the expectations for teen drivers to stay safe and make wise decisions as a driver AND the consequences he/she will face if they do not abide by the contract.

Contracts by their nature are supposed to provide something for both sides so what a great way to motivate kids to be responsible drivers if you, as a parent, are willing to follow through with the consequences.

Here is the list of the Top Ten Deadliest for Teen Driver Cities:

1. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2. Jacksonville, FL
3. Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
4. Kansas City, MO-KS
5. Birmingham-Hoover, AL
6. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
7. Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
8. Oklahoma City, OK
9. Louisville, KY-IN
10. Richmond, VA

On the other side of the coin, Allstate ranked ten cities that were the safest for teen drivers during the same time period over the last eight years. Salt Lake City, Utah has had four fatal crashes involving teens.

Safest Cities:

1. Salt Lake City, UT
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
3. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
4. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
5. Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
6. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
8. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
9. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Eddie Farah

Full post as published by Jacksonville Personal Injury Lawyer on January 16, 2009 (boomark / email).