Men vs. Women Drivers

Men vs. Women Drivers: "

The UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists has opened up that old can of worms about who make the safest drivers: men or women.

According to its latest research report, “Licensed to skill: Contributory factors in road accidents”, men are more likely than women to be involved in crashes because of bad driving habits such as driving too fast and drunk-driving.

When comparing men and women, men are nearly twice as likely to be involved in a collision due to being careless, reckless or in a hurry. They are also more likely to crash because of poor behavior or inexperience.

The main differences highlighted in the report are:

• Careless, reckless or in a hurry is recorded more frequently for men (10%) than women (6%)


• Travelling too fast for the conditions is recorded more frequently for men (7%) than women (4%)


• Poor driving behavior or inexperience is recorded more frequently for men (14%) than women (10%)

However, by the same token, recent research by the IAM shows that women and men aren’t so different when it comes to driving behavior and attitudes. Most men and women enjoy driving, and rate themselves to be confident, considerate and safe.

But almost twice as many men as women claim to be “very confident” drivers.

IAM chief executive Simon Best said: “These results show that we need to look at the psychology of male drivers to reduce risky behavior and over-confidence, but for both sexes accidents could be easily reduced by improving driver skills and lives could be saved.”

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