{"id":86743,"date":"2025-12-17T15:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/86743\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:09:29","slug":"allstate-reports-florida-cities-see-major-spike-in-winter-driving-risk-1290-wjno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/86743\/","title":{"rendered":"Allstate Reports Florida Cities See Major Spike In Winter Driving Risk | 1290 WJNO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FLORIDA &#8211; A new Allstate analysis shows several Florida cities experience some of the nation\u2019s steepest increases in collision risk during the winter months.<\/p>\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allstatenewsroom.com\/news\/hdrwinter25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Allstate Holiday Driver Report<\/a> reveals that multiple Florida cities face a significant rise in driving danger during the winter season, with several ranking among the most affected nationwide. <\/p>\n<p>The analysis reviews collision claims, travel patterns and roadside events to identify where risk increases most between November and March.<\/p>\n<p>According to the data, Gainesville records one of the largest seasonal drops in the country, falling 97 places from its annual position to rank 113th during winter. <\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gorman and Dana McKay cover this story and more on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/jury-recommends-life-sentence-for-man-who-killed-hollywood\/id1606462932?i=1000741557671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Ryan Gorman Show<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Tallahassee also shows a major shift, declining 86 spots from its normal ranking to 123rd.<\/p>\n<p>Hialeah experiences a 79 place decline, landing at 166th in the winter analysis.<\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg and Pembroke Pines also see substantial movement.<\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg falls 73 positions from its annual rank to 98th during winter, while Pembroke Pines drops 72 positions to 124th.<\/p>\n<p>Allstate states that these changes reflect more than weather patterns, noting that seasonal visitors, unfamiliar drivers and holiday traffic contribute to higher collision frequency.<\/p>\n<p>Drivewise data from more than two million program users further indicates that Florida experiences one of the largest seasonal increases in out-of-state drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando sees a 75% rise, Tampa increases by 56% and Jacksonville by 47% compared to typical levels.<\/p>\n<p>The report also highlights winter behavior trends, showing increases in speeding, phone handling and hard braking around major holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Allstate notes that December 26th remains one of the busiest days of the year for roadside assistance requests, with winter breakdowns often requiring longer tow distances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FLORIDA &#8211; A new Allstate analysis shows several Florida cities experience some of the nation\u2019s steepest increases in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86744,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[47273,5268,6103,47274,5318,28,2496,22983,6099,47275,232,234,233],"class_list":["post-86743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-allstate","tag-analysis","tag-cities","tag-collision-risk","tag-drivers","tag-florida","tag-gainesville","tag-increases","tag-nation","tag-some","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}