Safest Driving Cities?
Have you ever wondered what are the safest cities to operate a motor vehicle in the United States? Of cities with a population from 500,000 to one million people, Indianapolis, Indiana is one of the safest cities in which to drive. On average, an Indianapolis resident is likely to have a car crash a little more than one time every ten years. What are the factors involving vehicle crashes or the lack thereof? Training, education, infrastructure, vehicles? Perhaps a multitude of factors are involved, but the safest driving cities are listed below:
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1 |
Detroit |
12.4 |
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2 |
Milwaukee |
11.8 |
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3 |
Louisville, Ky. |
11.4 |
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4 |
Nashville, Tenn. |
11.1 |
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5 |
Tucson, Ariz. |
11.0 |
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6 |
Memphis, Tenn. |
10.9 |
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7 |
Denver |
10.7 |
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8 |
Oklahoma City |
10.5 |
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9 |
Indianapolis |
10.4 |
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10 |
El Paso, Texas |
10.2 |
Should you or a family member have a question about a serious personal injury or wrongful death, please do not hesitate to contact the personal injury trial lawyers at Doehrman & Chamberlain. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, yet nationally recognized as AV rated lawyers by our peers and published by Martindale - Hubbell. Dan Chamberlain and Tom Doehrman are board members of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Brain Injury Association of Indiana (BIAI) and Indiana Superlawyers.
Fatal Crashes and Fatalities Involving Alcohol-Impaired Drivers
Alcohol and motor vehicle operation simply do not mix. The statistics of wrongful injury and death are sobering.
Drivers are considered to be alcohol-impaired when their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Thus, any fatality occurring in a crash involving a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher is considered to be an alcohol-impaired-driving fatality. The term "driver" refers to the operator of any motor vehicle, including a motorcycle.
In 2008, 11,773 people were killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes. These alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities accounted for 32 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States.
Traffic fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes decreased nearly 10 percent from 13,041 in 2007 to 11,773 in 2008. The alcohol-impaired-driving fatality rate per 100 million VMT decreased to 0.40 in 2008 from 0.43 in 2007.
Estimates of alcohol-impaired driving are generated using BAC values reported to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and imputed BAC values when they are not reported. The term "alcohol-impaired" does not indicate that a crash or a fatality was caused by alcohol impairment.
The 11,773 fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes during 2008 represent an average of one alcohol-impaired-driving fatality every 45 minutes.
In 2008, all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico had by law created a threshold making it illegal per se to drive with a BAC of .08 or higher. Of the 11,773 people who died in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes in 2008, 8,027 (68%) were drivers with a BAC of .08 or higher. The remaining fatalities consisted of 3,054 (26%) motor vehicle occupants and 692 (6%) nonoccupants.
If you have a question about a drunk driving crash that caused injury or death, please call Indianapolis, Indiana wreck attorney, Dan Chamberlain, 800-269-3443.
Other Safety Tips Include:
Shred and destroy unwanted documents that contain personal info.
Bring your mail in daily - don’t leave mail in your mailbox.
Immediately report lost or stolen credit cards.
Review and monitor your consumer credit reports regularly.
Do not carry your social insurance card or your birth certificate.
Keep these tucked away in a safe place.
Be aware when your monthly financial statements arrive in the mail.
Notify your financial institutions when they don’t arrive when expected.
Watch your financial statements and ensure all charges made are yours.
Keep your ATM and Debit Card receipts, do not leave these behind.
Shred every piece of mail containing personal and financial information.
Never reveal your bank account, credit card, mother’s maiden name or social insurance number over the phone (unless dealing with a trusted business or organization). Ask the caller to send information by mail.
Keep a list of all your financial accounts such as account numbers, expiry dates, and customer help telephone numbers. Ensure this list is kept in a safe place & use to contact in case of lost or stolen cards.
When creating passwords or PINs, do not use digits of your social insurance number, mother’s maiden name, your birthdate, any part of your name (first, middle, last).
Watch your credit card expiration dates, if you don’t receive a replacement card - contact the issuer.
*Source: www.identity-theft-tips.com
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