Hell on wheels

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, July, 2008 | by DAN GERINGER geringd@phillynews.com 215-854-5961

ON THE HEELS of winning No. 1 rankings as Most Out of Shape and Ugliest city dwellers in America, Philadelphians have just won another national dubious-achievement award - Most Dangerous Drivers.

After studying its policyholders' car crashes for two years in cities with more than a million residents, Allstate Insurance Co. named Philadelphians the nation's most reckless drivers.

Just in time for Fourth of July weekend!

Titled "Philadelphia Drivers Skid In Among Worst," the Allstate report found that Philly drivers averaged 6.6 years between collisions in 2005-06, making them 50 percent more likely to crash than the national-average of 10 years between collisions.

"You know how men are always blaming it on women drivers, and older drivers are always blaming...

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