Allstate report confirms the obvious
Note: This column appears in the 7/23 issue of The Glendale Star and the 7/24 issue of the Peoria Times There are two things that the newcomer instantaneously realizes about the Valley: 1) it is hot, and 2) the drivers are awful. I have written about the driving here before. To no avail, apparently, as little has changed. Thankfully, my opinions have recently been echoed and backed up with lukewarm evidence. Allstate released its “ America’s Best Drivers Report ” last week. (In the car insurance world, this is the equivalent of the Sports Illustrated Swim Suit issue release. Except sexier .) If you haven’t read the report then I don’t want to ruin the ending, but let’s just say that we lost. Not quite a surprise, considering that the most noise Valley residents make is in opposition to measures that make driving safer, like, oh I don’t know… traffic cameras . Still, for me personally, it feels good to know that Allstate has my back, and that I am not turning into an 80-year old man sha...