EL PASO RANKED #1 SAFEST CITY FOR YOUNG DRIVERS
El Paso, TX, landed the number one spot as the safest city for Gen Y drivers, according to Allstate's data.
"4th Annual 'Allstate America's Best Drivers Report™,'" by Allstate, July 1, 2008. [link]
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WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIAL GRADE BIOREACTOR IN EL PASO
The Holy Grail in the renewable energy sector has been to create a clean, green process which uses only light, water and air to create fuel. Valcent has commissioned the world's first commercial-scale bioreactor pilot project at its test facility in El Paso, Texas.
"Algae-to-Biofuel Technology," by Persian Journal, Iran, July 2, 2008.[link]
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BORDER DRUG WARS PLAGUE CITIES IN MEXICO AND IN U.S.
Drug cartels have made Juarez the deadliest city in Mexico. But they also operate just across the border, in El Paso, Texas — one of the safest cities in the U.S. NPR's Jason Beaubien speaks with host Andrea Seabrook about efforts to stop the violence.
"Border drug wars plague cities in Mexico and in U.S.,"by Jason Beaubien, NPR, June 29, 2008. [link]
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EL PASO ELECTRIC DIRECTOR SELLS SHARES
A director at regional utility El Paso Electric sold 4,000 shares of the company's common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
"El Paso Electric Director Sells Shares," by FinancialWire, July 1, 2008. [link]
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PASTORS FOR PEACE CARAVAN IN EL PASO
The Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba will be reaching El Paso, Texas, on June 27, this Friday, from where the two buses will cross into Mexico.
"The Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba will be reaching El Paso," by Cuba News Headlines, June 27, 2008. [link]
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HEROIN BUST RESULTS IN FEDERAL CASE
A Texas man with a criminal history that includes a prior drug-offense charge, is facing federal charges after officers in Colfax County found 36 pounds of heroin hidden in a SUV the man was driving last week.
"Heroin bust results in federal case," By Todd Wildermuth, The Raton Range, July 1, 2008. [link]
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FASTEST RUN IN HISTORY SUPERCEDES PREVIOUS TIME, SET IN EL PASO
Tyson Gay missed the world record but still won the US Olympic Trials 100 metres here in the fastest time ever recorded in any conditions.
The previous fastest time was clocked in 1996, when the Barbados sprinter, Obadele Thompson had the benefit of a following wind in excess of 5m/sec and a track set in the altitude-thin air of El Paso, Texas.
"Tyson Gay runs fastest time in history," by Tom Knight, Telegraph.co.uk, June 20, 2008. [link]
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EL PASO CORP. PUBLISHES FIRST CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) today announced its first corporate sustainability report, Building a Legacy, which is available online at www.elpaso.com under "Sustainability."
"El Paso Corporation Publishes Its First Corporate Sustainability Report," July 1, 2008. [link]
Ed Silva
July 6, 2008
Allstate's data indicates our young driver's are safe drivers based on time between filed reports?! Anyone who has driven in this city for any length of time would testify to how unsafe all drivers of all ages are in El Paso. I have driven in Los Angles, Boston, New York and Detroit and felt safer there than in El Paso .
Scott Comar
July 6, 2008
Using the average years in between collisions is a pseudo-safety analysis that actually measures nothing tangible about the driving patterns of a people that reside within a specific region.
Anyone who drives regularly in El Paso has surely had the pleasure of being put at risk by impulsive drivers that run stop signs in a seemingly threatening manner that impedes upon one's serenity behind the wheel. A driver that has lived through this experience is surely one that can recall the meaning of the phrase "sigue delante," as the test of wits collapses into a game a intersection chicken in which aggressive driving seemingly supersedes defensive driving.
Impulsive behavior behind the steering wheel is the result of either the lack of adequate driver training, or the lack of experience. I recently walked through an auto junkyard on the far east side. What I saw there were wrecks of all shapes and sizes that probably resulted in someone being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Hence, raising the question: is it really worth a few extra seconds, or an extra minute to put innocent lives in danger.
I drove a tractor-trailer truck for many years of my life, and I know from first hand experience that the road is no place for ignorance, or a bad attitude. Slowing down and thinking before you act can save a life, and it may be your own.
As for the statistics, well numbers represent quantitative data, and these figures don't really give us a true exemplification of the qualitative experience one participates in when driving here on a daily basis. Drive safe and give five to stay alive.
albert r
July 7, 2008
The safe driver story statistics publicized are "feel good" stats designed to make people feel good about Allstate. What they imply is specious.
If you look closely, the so-called #1 spot for El Paso Gen Y'ers is 7.5 years between collisions. Compare this with their tables by city population - - 7.5 years is considerably above the national average, using their numbers, and makes you about 33% more likely to have a collision than on the national average. This rate is comparable to cities with over a million in population, where you would expect more collisions because of more traffic. Its like saying we have the #1 safest wreckless drivers in the nation.
Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Midsize El Paso has all the collision frequency of a Chicago, or a Dallas, or even Los Angeles. Everyone's reasonable gut sense is better, that as a whole El Paso drivers are worse than average. So keep driving defensively!