Men and women may continue to argue about who are the better drivers, but one area where there is a clear difference between the sexes is the type of car accidents they have.
Research undertaken by women’s car insurance specialist, Diamond Car Insurance, has found there are certain types of accidents that are more likely to involve women than men.

The list for women includes accidents in car parks, bumps on roundabouts and prangs at traffic lights. On the other hand, male motorists are more likely than female motorists to have a head-on collision, drive a car up or down an embankment or hit a crash barrier.

Sian Lewis, managing director of Diamond, said: “We hold a vast amount of data on accidents and wanted to see if there was a difference between the sexes. It soon became clear that there was. Women tend to be in more accidents at slower speeds, where cars are close together, while men have more high-speed accidents where it is easy to lose control.

“Our research suggests the way men and women drive is different. Possibly men drive faster and more aggressively than women, while women are more easily distracted than men behind the wheel of car.”

In fact, it isn’t just accidents where male and female motorists differ. There are also differences when it comes to other claims. Overall, women are more likely to have their cars broken into and have something inside stolen. However, men are more likely to have their cars stolen outright. Men’s cars are also more likely to catch fire than women’s and they’re more likely to drive through a flood.

Ms Lewis added: “It’s very strange that men’s cars are more likely to catch fire than women’s, I can’t explain why that would happen. But one reason why women are more likely to have their car broken into is perhaps because they’re more likely to leave expensive items like their handbag or sunglasses on show than men.”