Age and Gender factors In auto-accident Injuries
Understanding the differences among drivers in
different gender and age categories is crucial to preventing serious injuries,
said researchers in a new study showing stark statistical differences in
traffic-accident injuries depending on the gender and age of
drivers.
Understanding the differences among drivers in different gender and age categories is crucial to preventing serious injuries, said researchers in a new study showing stark statistical differences in traffic-accident injuries depending on the gender and age of drivers.
“It is reasonably well known that age and gender have an effect on the likelihood of an accident, but the influence that age and gender have on driver injuries once an accident has occurred is not well understood,” Mannering said.
The Purdue researchers found statistically significant differences in the severity of injuries suffered in accidents involving men and women drivers and drivers within three age groups: young drivers, 16-24; middle-aged drivers, 25-64; and older drivers, 65 and above.
The study opens up questions for a great deal more investigation. Why, for example, were fatalities more likely for middle-aged men who fall asleep at the wheel, exceeded the speed limit, got into an accident at an intersection or had an accident after midnight on Friday or Saturday — when the same factors had no significant effect on the injury levels of middle-aged female drivers?
Posted: Sun - January 7, 2007 at 02:05 PM