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Study: Women involved in most gas pedal accidents
April 13, 2012
April 13, 2012
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showed up in both an analysis of more than 2,400 gas pedal accidents in a North Carolina state crash database and an analysis of nearly 900 news reports of such crashes. In the state database, accidents were almost equally likely to involve drivers under 20 as over 76, but in news reports about 40 percent of accidents involved elderly drivers, four times as many as young drivers.
Still, drivers under 20 were the most likely age group after elderly drivers to be involved in gas pedal accidents reported by the media.
There may be several reasons for the frequency of
showed up in both an analysis of more than 2,400 gas pedal accidents in a North Carolina state crash database and an analysis of nearly 900 news reports of such crashes. In the state database, accidents were almost equally likely to involve drivers under 20 as over 76, but in news reports about 40 percent of accidents involved elderly drivers, four times as many as young drivers.
Still, drivers under 20 were the most likely age group after elderly drivers to be involved in gas pedal accidents reported by the media.
There may be several reasons for the frequency of
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