Drivers in mirror may think they are safer than they are ...

Allstate conducted the "You Are What You Drive" survey to examine what is important to drivers when shopping for auto insurance, and to compare how people describe themselves as drivers with their reported driving behaviors. The survey found that the vast majority of drivers believe they are good drivers although some of them also admit to driving fast or aggressively. For the survey, RoperASW interviewed 2,500 car owners online from Aug. 8 to 15, 2003.

Source: Allstate's "You Are What You Drive" survey. The sampling error on the total sample is plus or minus two percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

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Number of Times
Drivers Stopped
By Police in Past
Five Years:

at Least Once              50%
2-5 Times                  19%

When Buying Car
Insurance Drivers Say:

Cost is
Top
Consideration              65%

Reputation of Company
Most Influential           28%

Percentage of Drivers
Receiving Tickets or
Involved in Accidents in
Past Five Years:

Received
a Ticket                   34%

Involved
in Accidents               31%