How are your driving chops? Great? Adequate? Your friends and family would rather walk than step into a car with you behind the wheel?

If you're a good driver, maybe your skills contributed to your city's rank in the Top 10 list of the cities with the best drivers in Michigan.

Flint, Detroit, Burton Make the Grade

We were a little surprised that Detroit made the Top 10. (Have you been to the Motor City lately?) We were also pleased to see that Flint ranked as high as it did on the list. We're kinda numb to the feeling of being near the top of various Top 10 lists, but this time it's a good thing. We'll take it.

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In fact, the report indicates that Flint has surprisingly fewer occurrences of bad driving behaviors for a city its size. Burton gets high marks for a low percentage of traffic fatalities.

How Was the List Compiled?

The data was crunched by QuoteWizzard.com using information from about 500,000 insurance quotes and data from the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Administration, taking into account the highest and lowest numbers of incidents like speeding tickets, car accidents, and DUIs.

More Good News

Here's a little more good news. Michigan's insured drivers also placed among the best in the country by an independent driving study because Michigan falls below the national average for traffic fatalities.

10 Michigan Cities Ranked by Worst to Best Drivers

Are you a good driver? Maybe your driving skills helped propel your city to the list of the 10 cities in Michigan with the best drivers.

The data was crunched by QuoteWizzard.com, using data from about 500,000 insurance quotes and taking into account the highest and lowest rates for things like speeding tickets, car accidents, and DUIs.


Seven Michigan Towns on 'America's Safest Cities' List

There are a lot of advantages to living in a small town. Ofthen, they're close-knit communitites where everyone seems to know just about everyone and they often boast of low crime rates.

Seven Michigan Townships made the list of 'America's Top 100 Safest Cities' and we're proud to say that two of them are right here in the immediate area.

The information was compiled by SafeWise, using the latest FBI crime data on violent crimes and property crimes.

While you're at it, check out the 25 safest places to live in Michigan.

Michigan's 299 Snowplows Get the Cutest Names Ever

The Michigan Department of Transportation has revealed the winning names assigned to each of its snowplows throughout the state.
Here they are, sorted by region.

Take a Peek Inside Eminem's Sprawling Michigan Mansion

For a cool $3.23 million, you could own this beautiful mansion that was once owned by Eminem and the former CEO of Kmart.

Or, for no money whatsoever, you can take a look at the pictures.

Be sure to check out the guest house (toward the end) and a couple of bathrooms that strike us as just a bit odd.

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