By: Natasha Archary
South African men may want to take the passenger seat from now on as new data suggests women are safer drivers.
The latest data from Netstar shows women outscoring men on all metrics, changing the narrative that women are bad drivers.
According to the insight, which factors in various measuring metrics, women were less likely to drive recklessly, unlike men.
Contrary to the popular misconception that women bump kerbs, scratch rims and can’t park, the survey which involved both men and women in the UK had women outscoring their counterparts.
With more men ranking poorly on harsh braking, excessive acceleration and dangerous corner-taking, men pose a higher risk for reckless driving than women.
“The findings indicate that our female customers drove better than our male clients during the 4-months that were measured. Data was gathered using Netstar’s telematics – a combination of vehicle sensors, GPS, and telecommunications technology, and supports emerging offerings like usage-based vehicle insurance and underwriting.”
Netstar, Chief Technology Officer Cliff de Wit
The data found there were more fatalities per billion kilometres travelled among men then there were among women. This was true for all vehicle types – cars, vans, lorries, motorcycles, busses, and bicycles.
Registered vehicle impacts (e.g. hitting potholes, kerbs, or other vehicles) by women customers represented 1,3% of the total number of Netstar’s female customer base during the period measured, compared to 1,4% for men.
In terms of harsh braking, registered incidents represent 16,9% of female members and 22,8% of male members. The numbers for harsh acceleration are 4,5% for women and 10% for men. For harsh cornering, the proportions are 13,2% (women) vs 18,8% (men).
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