Danger of the macho man driver
MACHO male drivers have “misplaced confidence” in their ability behind the wheel, a study revealed yesterday.
Official figures show that men are 70 per cent more likely to be involved in a crash than women.
Yet women outnumber men nearly six-to-one on the AA Charitable Trust’s refresher courses for drivers. It said only 15 per cent of the 2,000-plus drivers taking its free Drive Confident courses are men.
Trust director and AA president Edmund King said: “Men are involved in two thirds more crashes than women.
"Male dominance in statistics for speeding, in particular, suggests that confidence can often outstrip skill – with potentially fatal consequences.”
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Official figures show that men were involved in 133,995 reported accidents in 2009 compared to 79,670 involving women.
Male drivers are 1.5 times more likely to have a motoring conviction – the vast majority for speeding – than women.