Relinquish car keys to women? It may pay Columbus Dispatch
Forget the years of debate or the millions of jokes and insults that have been tossed back and forth. Women are safer drivers than men are, according to a new study.
It's true, says Rob Klapper, CEO of Insurance.com, whose company took a look at more than 7 million drivers to see which gender reported driving violations when requesting comparison quotes.
"Turns out men report more, almost across the board, regardless of age or education level," Klapper said.
Before handing over the keys to the women, men can take some solace in knowing that overall percentage differences were very close, suggesting that there is more equality among drivers than partisans might expect. Overall totals indicate that 31 percent of female drivers reported one or more violations, compared with 33 percent of males.
And the study indicates that some stereotypes are backed up by reality.
For example, the hot-rodding young man is more than a tired fiction. The study says the worst group of drivers, with 41 percent reporting one or more violations, is males ages 16 to 24. The most-ticketed group of women also is the youngest, with 37 percent of female drivers between 16 and 24 reporting at least one violation.
