It has been stated that men are more likely to get into serious car accidents than women and that car accidents are the leading cause of death in teenagers. What about the rest of the individuals involved? What about the pedestrians who fall victim to car accidents? How about the elderly and those under the age of 16 and adults past the age of 30 and under the age of 60? How do they fare in the statistics gathered by Car Insurance Companies?
What does statistics say about them and what are the perceived causes for their involvement? This article will attempt to give an answer to all those questions based on the data gathered from car insurance companies and presumptions made on the mentioned events.
It is true that over 12 million individuals get into some sort of vehicular accident annually and that number is steadily rising from year to year. It is also a fact that majority of individuals involved in car accidents are males, no matter the age range. The interesting thing here is that males not only dominate the number of drivers involved in an accident, but also the other victims as well.
The Male gender seems to dominate over the pedestrian victims and the car passengers, even young children who are riding in the passenger side or the back seat of a car. The male domination in Drivers involved in car accidents is easily understandable and is sometimes controversially attributed to the impulsive nature of the male gender.
But, what is to be said of the passengers and the pedestrian victims? This is harder to explain and we seem to end up attributing it to a chance of fate. Unless in some cases, where the pedestrian got into the accident because they did not follow traffic rules and may have crossed the street when the light are on ‘go’ and maybe even on the wrong side of the road .
With regards to the high number of male passengers involved in car accidents, it can only be directly attributed to the male gender if they were in some way a distraction to the driver. The younger demographic however, like the children under 6 years of age can again be attributed to chance.
Age also plays a huge part in the statistics of car accidents. It is said to be the number one cause of death in teenagers. But, statistics have shown that although it is indeed the leading cause of death in teenagers, the elderly, those between 75 and 90 are more likely to die when they are involved in car accidents. The teenagers have a tendency to have injuries rather than suffer death when compared with elderly drivers and passengers.
The miles that a person travels by car also affect his or her chances of getting in an accident. The longer the person remains on the road, the greater is his chances of being involved in car accidents. This part involves all individuals from all genders and age range. This also affects the Insurance premium fees as Insurance Companies are more cautious when giving insurance to people who travel a great deal.
