Insurance study: Women are better drivers than men

Women in the battle between two genders, come out as the winners. In other words, according to astonishing facts and figures presented by an automobile insurance company online, claim against the odds, that women are better drivers than men.

According to the study, around 80 % of fatal or injurious accidents involve to male drivers. Furthermore, it is added that women have a participation of 27 % of the actual number of accidents that occur. Moreover, according to the presented facts and figures of the year 2007, 6.1 million road accidents involved male drivers while 4.4 million involved women

Study claims that men three times are more likely to be liable for DUI violations than women. CEO James Shaffer added that it was disappointing to know how bad a common citizen of America drives 4. He added into his perspective that no matter what might be the reason behind the facts and figures: whether it may be risk taking characteristics, high testosterone levels, hence higher ability to take risks and increase in aggression, it is clear that men do not drive up to the mark.

Statistics on traffic violation tell that men are comparatively more likely to be involved in reckless driving, loss of control, abiding by laws and over speeding, than women. It was unveiled that male drivers have insurance claims of up to $765 per 6 months compared to $698 per 6 months for women. Pete Moraga representing Insurance information network in California claims that the results that these studies confirm are already in knowledge, however she said, that women and men are becoming less different drivers as the time passes.

This study is a comparison of women and men on different aspects of driving using statistics. The study includes comparison on traffic violations, frequency of accidents and insurance prices. According to a statistical report by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Highway Loss Data Institute in the year 2009, causalities in accidents involving men was more likely than accidents involving women. Comparatively men drive longer and more aggressively than women. Nevertheless it was also mentioned that in accidents of comparative force, accidents involving women are more likely to report casualties than men. Moraga added that drivers cannot win on the basis of gender. It is the responsibility of both the sexes to drive so that they themselves and others are safe on the road.

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