Data released recently by the National Road Safety Authority have verified the claim that women are safer drivers than men.
According to the figures, men who drive cars or ride motorbikes or bicycles have a better chance of getting killed or injured in a road accident than female drivers.
Israel's Lethal Roads
February: 8 killed in road accidents within 48 hours / Ynet reporters
Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck near community of Kiryat Sefer; intoxicated man lying on road in Rehovot area killed by car. Six more people die over weekend, including nine-year-old boy run over near fruit stand
A summary of the number of people hurt in road accidents in 2007 reveals that although there are more women living in Israel
than men, the general ratio of fatal casualties is 3:1 in favor of men – 299 male casualties compared to 99 female casualties.
The gap between male and female drivers killed that year was even larger, standing at an 11:1 ratio, with 112 male casualties compared to 10 female casualties. According to the Ministry of Transport, 40% of Israelis who possess a driver's license are women.
Among motorbike, scooter and bicycle riders, the gaps are even more conclusive: The 37 motorbike and scooter riders and six bicycles riders were killed on Israel's roads last year were all men.
An examination of the number of riders injured in road accidents reveals a similarly large gap: 281 male motorbike and scooter riders were seriously injured in accidents last year, compared to 26 female riders, and 293 male bicycle riders were injured compared to 49 female riders.
It appears that women are more cautious also as pedestrians, with 77 male pedestrians killed in 2007 compared to 47 female pedestrians.
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