In the city’s first year on the list, Bellevue drivers ranked near the bottom of Allstate’s “America’s Best Drivers Report”, and are reportedly 40 percent more likely than the national average to experience an auto collision.

Based on Allstate claims data, the average driver in Bellevue will experience an auto collision every 7.1 years, which makes residents more than 40 percent more likely than the rest of the country. Seattle was the only other city in the state exceed the national average of every 10 years.

New this year, the report also provides information about what Allstate is calling a notable factor in collisions – braking habits. The company reportedly found a correlation between hard braking and collision frequency.

A hard braking event is defined as slowing down eight miles per hour or more over a one-second time interval.

Allstate found that drivers across the country will experience on average 16 hard braking events for every 1,000 miles drive.Bellevue ranked highest amongst Washington cities, and the only city to come in above the national average on hard braking. For every 1,000 miles driven, Bellevue drivers reportedly have 19.8 hard braking events per 1,000 miles.

Recently, the National Safety Council estimated the U.S. is on track for its deadliest driving year since 2007. For the first six months of 2015, NSC reported traffic deaths are up 14 percent from a year ago, and serious injuries are 30 percent higher over the same period.

The interactive map and report can be viewed at www.allstate.com/BestDriversReport.