E/C Annie wrote:
> Dustbin wrote:
> > kate wrote:
> >
> >
> > > What percentage of those boys deaths are due to auto accidents?
> > >
> >
> > And what is this about men being dangerous
> > drivers. That is little more than standard
> > feminist propaganda output. Men are already
> > known to be better drivers than females.
> >
> > D.
> 2001 Chart data:
> Young driver fatalities:
> Male - 2611; Female - 997
>
> Young drivers involved in fatal accidents:
> Male - 5766; Female - 2371
>
> The above charts show involvement in fatal crashes and driver
> fatalities for young drivers (age 15-20) in year 2001, the most
recent
> year for which data is available.
>
> While young females are less likely to be involved in fatal car
crashes
> than their male counterparts, it is worth noting that these numbers
are
> beginning to even out. While the percentage of young male drivers
> killed in car crashes decreased 3% from 1991 to 2001, this category
saw
> a 15% increase among young females during the same timespan.
>
>
http://www.safeparents.com/teenage_driving_info_stats/teen_car_crashes_gender.php
>
> annie


I think I remember reading something to the effect that raw numbers of
accidents alone might not tell an accurate story, because male drivers
in that age range spend much more time driving than do the females.  If
the comparison was made on a per mile or per hour basis (I don't recall
which was used), then the females did slightly worse than the males.
But I think this was for accidents in general, not necessarily fatals
alone.



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