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Men's Driving Habits Differ

10 July 1998

Do Men's, Women's Driving Habits Differ? New Study Says "Yes"

    LOS ANGELES--July 9, 1998--Do men and women really drive differently?
    A new study of traffic-accident trends by Johns Hopkins University suggests that they do.
    The study found that, while women drivers are involved in more total collisions than men, their male counterparts have three times as many fatal accidents.
    The study reflects insurance-industry data showing a disparity between the number and kinds of traffic accidents involving men and women of varying age groups.
    The Western Insurance Information Service, a nonprofit, nonlobbying consumer-education and media-relations organization, has spokespeople available to discuss highway-safety trends and how they impact insurance rates.
    To schedule an interview, contact WIIS at 800/397-1679.