That age-old stereotype about dangerous women drivers is shattered in a big new traffic analysis: Male drivers have a 77 percent higher risk of dying in a car accident than women, based on miles driven.
And the author of the research says he takes it to heart when he travels — his wife takes the wheel.
Fischbeck, a Carnegie Mellon professor of social and decision sciences. “What is necessary now is to go through and do that second level of analysis to figure out why some of these things are true.”
,” McCartt said. The elderly are more likely to die when they are injured in an accident, she said, an explanation that Gerard and Fischbeck validate.
These elderly women have the nation’s highest road death risks even when they’re not driving — five times higher than the national average.
Right behind octogenarians in high risk are young male drivers, ages 16-23, with fatality rates four times higher than average.
That can be attributed to “inexperience and immaturity,” McCartt said.
Drivers aged 40 and 50 tie for the lowest risk of dying in an accident. But if you’re a male out at 2 a.m. Saturday on a motorcycle in the South, you may want to take out some more insurance.
And the author of the research says he takes it to heart when he travels — his wife takes the wheel.
Fischbeck, a Carnegie Mellon professor of social and decision sciences. “What is necessary now is to go through and do that second level of analysis to figure out why some of these things are true.”
,” McCartt said. The elderly are more likely to die when they are injured in an accident, she said, an explanation that Gerard and Fischbeck validate.
These elderly women have the nation’s highest road death risks even when they’re not driving — five times higher than the national average.
Right behind octogenarians in high risk are young male drivers, ages 16-23, with fatality rates four times higher than average.
That can be attributed to “inexperience and immaturity,” McCartt said.
Drivers aged 40 and 50 tie for the lowest risk of dying in an accident. But if you’re a male out at 2 a.m. Saturday on a motorcycle in the South, you may want to take out some more insurance.
REAL FACTS
* 30 percent of women, ages 18-34, say they have either had, or almost had, an accident because they were reaching for or looking for something in their car;
* 62 percent of women say their car is like another living space for them;
* 76 percent of women agree that they crave organization in their lives, especially when "on the go;"
* 48 percent of women, and 60 percent of women ages 18-34, say it is a constant battle to keep their cars organized;
* 57 percent of women have gotten creative by adding one or more containers to their cars to help them keep organized;
* 27 percent of women describe themselves as very organized and 52 percent say they are somewhat organized;
* 56 percent of women stated they wish they had more storage space in their cars for small items;
* 30 percent of women would like to have more storage space for larger items, such as clothes and children's toys and equipment
* 30 percent of women, ages 18-34, say they have either had, or almost had, an accident because they were reaching for or looking for something in their car;
* 62 percent of women say their car is like another living space for them;
* 76 percent of women agree that they crave organization in their lives, especially when "on the go;"
* 48 percent of women, and 60 percent of women ages 18-34, say it is a constant battle to keep their cars organized;
* 57 percent of women have gotten creative by adding one or more containers to their cars to help them keep organized;
* 27 percent of women describe themselves as very organized and 52 percent say they are somewhat organized;
* 56 percent of women stated they wish they had more storage space in their cars for small items;
* 30 percent of women would like to have more storage space for larger items, such as clothes and children's toys and equipment
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