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Potential women's car insurance savings from men's rash driving
Fri, 12 Aug 2005
A new online driving simulator shows that drivers who plan their journeys are less likely to speed, while men aged 25-35 years are the worst speed offenders.
Research by Marks & Spencer Money found that 70 per cent of speeding offences on the simulator occurred in 30mph zones and 60 per cent of those drivers caught speeding were doing between 40mph and 50mph.
Those most likely to observe the speed limit were women aged between 35 and 44 years old, who almost always used a map to plan their route. Men of all ages were more likely to speed and less likely to take time to plan their route, the study found.
The Motor Safety simulator has been designed to encourage drivers to think about how they behave behind the wheel. It assesses motorists as they drive across a typical town that includes unfamiliar roads, frustrating one-way systems and various speed restrictions.
The simulator also featured speed cameras and discovered that every category of driver reduced their speed by some degree when driving through them, with men aged 35-44 years-old most likely to be caught speeding.
Peter Longstaff, head of Marks & Spencer car insurance, said: "Those who speed, especially repeat offenders, not only run the risk of causing accidents but also of having to pay more for their insurance."
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