State Farm Agent Linda Allen Holds Key to Saving on Auto Insurance: Defensive Driving Class at State Farm Office in Saginaw, Texas, on Saturday, April 24, 2010
An excellent way to reduce auto insurance costs, the defensive driving course is open to the public and saves State Farm policyholders 10% on liability, collision, and personal injury coverage

FORT WORTH, TX, April 15, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On average, every day in 2009, 93 people died on American roads and highways. Although the trend in highway fatalities has been downward, there were still 33,963 traffic fatalities last year according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

"The dramatic improvement in safety equipment in today's cars has helped lower the fatality rate, but driver error and distracted driving still account for a significant number of deaths in Texas and across the nation," said Saginaw, Texas-based State Farm agent Linda Allen.

"Learning how to drive defensively is the key to lowering fatalities, particularly among Texas teenagers who have less driving experience and who can be more prone to answer a cell phone or check a text message while driving," said Allen.

For Americans under the age of 25, the number one cause of death is traffic accident.

"State Farm has created some excellent defensive driving materials," said Allen. "We would like to help make sure that anyone interested can get them from our office," said Allen.

Linda Allen is also offering a defensive driving course at her office from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, April 24, 2010. The course is open to the public, includes lunch, and earns State Farm policyholders a 10% discount on liability, collision, and personal injury coverage.

Those interested in getting free materials on defensive driving or attending the course can call (817) 236-7200, e-mail a request to Linda@lindainsuresme.com, or mail a request to Allen's State Farm office.

"Our defensive driving initiative is part of our effort to serve the community and to promote National Defensive Driving Month in April," Allen said.

Allen's focus on serving others led her to write "Out with Customer Service & In with People Service," a book about applying the principles of excellent service to all aspects of life.

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