A Battle of the Sexes

September 2005

When it comes to riding shotgun, girls are safer than boys.

An online study in the Accident Analysis & Prevention journal found that when a teenage boy is in the front-passenger seat, the driver becomes less careful. The study also found that when a teenage boy was driving with a teenage girl in the passenger seat, he was a more cautious driver. In addition, if a girl was driving another girl, she was just slightly less careful than when riding alone.

All of the teenagers in the study drove a little faster than general traffic and left less room in between cars. However, when a boy was driving with another boy in the passenger seat, he tended to go 15 miles per hour faster than the limit.

For resources about the dangers of teenage driving visit our Teen Driving in Pennsylvania Legal Center.

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