Friday, May 18, 2012
Young passengers a risk for young drivers
This week a U.S study showed that carrying a passenger who is younger than 21 increases the risk of a young drivers dying in a car crash by nearly 50 percent.
Although it has long been known there is a danger of the least mature young drivers becoming reckless or careless when driving with their peers, the figures still make for shocking reading.And, astonishingly, the risk of death actually doubles when the number of young passengers is increased to two, and then quadruples when the number of young passengers is increased to three or more.
Against such a background it becomes easier to understand why some companies struggle to provide cheap car insurance to young drivers.
But not so for those of us at Hoot. That’s because we target responsible young drivers who in turn find us – all with one aim: providing more affordable policies.
That means if you’re one of the 17 percent of drivers who admit to playing Angry Birds or a similar smartphone game while behind the wheel, you’re unlikely to be here looking for a policy in the first place.
If you want to know how to avoid an accident (and we’re guessing that you do), it’s worth knowing that young drivers are less likely to suffer an accident when they have a passenger over the age of 35 in the vehicle. So do yourself a favour: give an older friend or relative a lift!
Photo © SuperMac1961 via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: accident, cheap car insurance, passengers, young drivers
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posted by Fuse @ 2:58 AM 
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