CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS
Kipling was wrong. The female of the species has been proved to be less deadly than the male. This proof came from the report of an official detailed to investigate the causes of the last 2,000 traffic accidents in San Francisco, U.S.A. In 910 instances the drivers were men, while only 46 were found to be women. Forty-four drivers were unknown, because they hit and ran. These figures should be read in conjunction with those which show that women hold 20 per cent, of the driving licences issued in San Francisco, yet they are responsible for a little less than 5 per cent, of fatal accidents. An analysis made live years ago gave similar results, so that the female of the species is not becoming any more deadly.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 302, 13 March 1928, Page 6
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