For a joyride that is likely to end in an accident, try Philly!

For the fourth consecutive year, drivers in Phoenix, Ariz., are the safest big city commuters, according to Allstate. Phoenix motorists can expect to bump into another vehicle on the roadway every 9.8 years – slightly more frequently than the national average.

Rank/City
Collision Likelihood Compared to National Average Average Years Between Collisions
84. Phoenix, Ariz. 1.5% more likely 9.8
112. San Diego, Calif. 9.9% more likely 9.1
126. New York, N.Y. 13.2% more likely 8
153. Houston, TX 23.5% more likely 8.1
161. San Antonio, TX 25.7% more likely 8.0
167. Dallas, TX 27.6% more likely 7.8
176. Chicago, Ill. 32.3% more likely 7.6
182. Los Angeles, Calif. 41.5% more likely 7.1
187. Philadelphia, Pa. 50.4% more likely 6.6

Ok, so the tables were lost on this, but I can absolutley relate to this data. The one accident I ever got in that was my fault was in Philly. I can tell you why. They have no street signs. I'm not kidding. And when they do, they are small, bend and dirty.

I got really lost and when trying to figure out where I was I rearended some poor fellow, who was nice about the whole thing.

At least I didn't get a lye bomb tossed in my face. My eye doctor related to me once that when she was working her internist rotation in a Philly hospital, she would see the victims of such attacks. The cleaning fluid that ended up in my eye seemed rather common when compaired to that. She was offered a full time job in Philly after her rotation. Wonder why she didn't take it?