wonderfully surprising. Following my idea on researching fatalities involving women drivers, got into many sites with data. The FARS site (http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx) even allows you to query the data (husband's current passion is multi-variate data analysis....life is coming one full circle for me with math working its way back into daily life!) according to your variables.
The result - in 2007 (the last year for which data is available), 61,700 male drivers caused fatalities while the comparable statistic for women drivers was 30,700 (rounded up numbers). Even with allowances for women driving less, shorter distances, et al, the number will be equal.
So then what are the MCP reasons people spout? Oh, the data is not complete because it does not count how many accidents women cause. Just putting it out there to be fair to the opposing side....there are stupid arguments and this is an example.
The driving style argument is one reason for more male drivers causing fatalities - men drive more aggressively and therefore the chances of accidents involving male drivers turning into fatalities is greater. Okay, so drive safer - moral of story, testosterone behind wheel is not good for you.
Some funny findings - parents drive safer, men AND (the already safe) women. That would be men between the ages of 33 - 55 and women 28 years and above. I guess women can't stop being parents, even with kids out of the car! Life sentence, this one! :-D
Van drivers were also found to be safer....reason, they are duller! I will run and hide now from my friends who drive vans. Remember people, shooting the messenger will not make your life more fun! :-D
G'night!
The Spirit of the Marathon
13 years ago
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Heyyo! You have to list out 7 ways in which you are awesome! You could be wacky, mushy or whatever...never thought I could actually figure it out...but I did and am feeling great:) Good luck!
As for poking...I have no clue! I ignore all those requests on FB coz I've read a lot about virus attacks etc through some of those applications! I just do the 'safe' stuff like status msgs and comments:)
Oh sorry, forgot, you have to then further tag any other blogger(s), and report back to whoever tagged ya, so that others can check you out:) Basically a way of making new friends.
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