Do Men or Women Get Into More Accidents?
By Pyle Law, April 04 2024 4:26 pmMen are more likely to die in motor crashes than women. Although the gap has progressively reduced, the number of male deaths has been constantly higher than female crash deaths from 1975-2021.
Men usually drive more miles than women and are more likely to engage in dangerous driving habits like being impaired by alcohol, speeding, or failing to wear seat belts. As a result, crashes involving male drivers are more likely to be severe than those involving female drivers.
For instance, in 2021, 6,607 male drivers were involved in fatal crashes compared to 1,887 female drivers. Fortunately, personal injury law allows injured victims to obtain compensation from the at-fault driver’s insurer.
Consider speaking to a trusted car accident attorney in Kansas for legal advice on protecting your rights.
Speeding is a substantial cause of injuries and fatalities in motor crashes. Overspeeding reduces a driver’s time to react in a dangerous situation to avoid a car accident, causing an increased stopping distance.
Speeding also reduces the effectiveness of road structures, including crash cushions, concrete barriers, and impact attenuators that protect vehicle occupants in a crash. Ultimately, speeding contributed to 29% of all traffic fatalities in 2021, killing 12,330 people, or an average of 33 persons per day.
Here is the distribution of gender in speed-related crashes:
Safe driving demands coordination, focus, good judgment, and the ability to react quickly to road hazards. Alcohol intake and drug abuse affect a driver’s ability to drive safely.
The amount of alcohol in a person’s system is measured in blood alcohol concentration (BAC), with the legal BAC limit for driving at 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter (g/dL).
Despite the risk of alcohol impairment, U.S. authorities arrest at least 1 million people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Alcohol-impaired driving is more common in men than in women.
In 2020, 22% of male drivers were alcohol-impaired at the time of a fatal crash, compared to 16% of female drivers in 2020. Interestingly, self-reporting under the influence of alcohol, illicit drugs, or marijuana was higher among men than women.
In 2021, the percentage of male drivers with BACs ≥ 0.08 involved in fatal crashes was 33% (4,773) compared to 23% (1,329) of female drivers.
Your quality of life is likely to worsen after sustaining a severe injury in a car accident. In addition to hefty medical bills, you’ll endure emotional anguish, lost productivity, pain and suffering, and out-of-pocket expenses.
You can enhance your chances of a fair outcome by choosing representation from Pyle Law, a reputable attorney with over 20 years of experience.
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