An Investigation looking at whether males cause more road accidents than females and if this is caused by high risk behaviour on the part of males.
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An Investigation looking at whether males cause more road accidents than females and if this is caused by high risk behaviour on the part of males. An investigation was carried out to test whether males cause more accidents than females and whether this difference is a result of men participating in more high risk behaviours such as speeding. The investigation was carries out on statistics taken from the Australian fatal crash data base, and analysed using gender and the speed as independent variables and measured the number of accidents caused. Results showed that speeding increased the number of accidents overall, however there was no significant difference between males and females. Results are discussed in terms of previous research and practical implications of the findings. Introduction It has been suggested that males cause more accidents than females. Research has shown that this difference may be as a result of men conducting more high risk...

