MOTOR DRIVERS
WOMEN WORSE THAN MEN ACCIDENT STATISTICS ’ (Received 16th May, 2 p.m.) LONDON,. 15th May. The “Daily Expiess’’ motor-car insurance offices have agreed that premiums must bo raised* Not desiring to make, good drivers pay for the bad by a flat rate increase they are considering a scheme for charging extra premiums for classes of ears and drivers which accident statistics show aro the worst risks. The worst drivers are Royal Air Force officers. They seem to lack discretion and a sense of speed values but they are closely followed by all’ actors, actresses, and bookmakers. Good risks include doctors, naval officers, journalists,' and shopkeepers. Accident figures show that women drivers are a 12 per cent, worse risk than men. Largo cars arc always more carefully driven than small ones.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 113, 16 May 1927, Page 10
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131MOTOR DRIVERS Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 113, 16 May 1927, Page 10
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