Calgary ranks low in safe driving study

Calgary ranked41 out of 50 in a recent safe driving study but did beatEdmonton's ranking of44and Toronto in46th spot.

Last place honours went to Milton, Ont.

The ranking comes after Allstate Insurance looked at all the claims it haspaidoutin 50 Canadian cities.

However,the study says Calgary drivers are getting better behind the wheel.

Itfound Calgary's collision rate dropped 3.9per centover the last fouryears.

But some Calgarians say they aren't seeing any improvements.

"People are still driving crazy, they are right onyour butt all the time, they don'tuse theirturning signals," saidRon Carson.

"I turn on the radio every morning and I hear oftwoor threeaccidents," saidTanya Utanda.

Medicine Hat the safest, according to study

But it isn't all bad news for Alberta drivers.Medicine Hat ranked at the top of the list of 50 citiesand Lethbridge was close behind in fourth spot.

Sarnia, Ont., came in secondand Spruce Grove, Alta., settled into third place.

The 50 Canadian cities were rankedby the frequency of collisions per 100 cars insured by the company.

While All State also says Alberta has the highest number of motor vehicle collisions, many provinces were not included.

Data was only collected in Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia over a two-year period from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013.

But agency manager Anthony Chansays collisions in Albertaare also down 7.4 per cent.

"We're still on the bottom halfin terms of the number of collisions per 100 compared to a lot of large cities, but in terms of Albertawe are seeing some improvement," he said.

Chan says if collisionrates continue to improve in Alberta, motorists could see lower insurance premiums in the future.