Men Have Less Accidents than Women???

[emt]

Why Do People Like toTake Risks? | TOPICS Online Magazine | ESL/EFL | Sandy and Thomas Peters
Different risks but similar idea:The Cheating Man’s Brain | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com....
Wow this described my wife being able to win in Tennis & running but choosing not to on two occasions against other women:Women's testosterone levels also rise when there's competition on the line, but the actual act of winning—or, for that matter, losing—doesn't have any effect on the levels either way. It's the game, not the outcome, that makes the difference for women.
Why Teens Do Stupid Things
teens are more likely to ponder the risks, take longer (about 170 milliseconds more) weighing the pros and cons of engaging in high-risk behavior than adults -- and actually overestimate the risks. It's just that they often decide the benefits -- the immediate gratification or peer acceptance -- outweigh the risks, says Valerie F. Reyna, professor of human development at Cornell.
The researchers found that while adults scarcely think about engaging in many high-risk behaviors because they intuitively grasp the risks, adolescents take the time to mull over the risks and benefits.
September's Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, she found that doctors make better decisions by processing less information and making sharper black-and-white distinctions among decision-making options. "This leads to better decisions, not only in everyday life but also in places like emergency rooms where the speed and quality of risky decisions are critical," she said.
Marginal Revolution: Why do the young take more risks?

Why do men take such dumb risks?
the male risk problems, but one useful approach may be to look for controlled-risk activities that get the adrenalin going while giving a guy a decent chance of surviving to do it again. I'd put technical mountain-climbing, flying a small plane and skydiving in that category. I've done two out of three of those and enjoyed the rush.

[Splitlip]

Originally Posted by Lulubelle

Just tell him you know someone who found one of her father's teeth on the engine block when getting his possessions out of the car he died in and that it happens to real people who aren't in those videos.

Tell him to slow the hell down out there, put the stupid phone away, and stop texting. Cars are like weapons and should be treated as such.

I got nothing. God bless.

[Lulubelle]

Originally Posted by Splitlip

I got nothing. God bless.

Sorry for the bluntness, but kids need to hear bluntness in these matters. Dad's accident was 21 years ago today. I don't miss him any less now. Maybe even more given present circumstances.

[navyhmc]

As far as putting the fear of god in a young driver:

This week, south of Wichita, KS. Two young men were driving along a local road that reconstruction was almost done. They decided to take the road instead of the detour-so far, no real foul, the barricades weren't up all the way. A local LEO was about 1/4 miles behind them. For reasons that will never be known, but to god, they decided to be stupid and floored it. When they ran a red light at the nest intersection, they were literally run over by a tractor/trailer with a full load of grain-soy beans actually. It's very likely that the two did not know what hit them, which was a good thing as the car caught fire. None of the emergency workers could get close enough to the occupants to pull them out-the only consolation was that in all likelihood, they were already dead.

[Zeagle Eagle]

Originally Posted by emt

Getting insurance this week for one of the boys and I told the agent the Wreck video was good in putting the fear of death in being a safe driver. Unfortunately most guys think they are really good drivers since they can score a high score on the video games and only die like 4 times in 500 dangerous video attempts. They don't realize that on the real road....1 is the magical number to end the game of life.
To my surprise the agent said: "Guys actually have less wrecks than girls"..... The mind immediately churned as I know I pay more for the guys than my girls & I responded, I guess that means the ones they have are more expensive with average higher speeds, damages more severe, death more likely, with lawsuits & higher rates following. She said, Yes, the girls accidents are more frequent but usually fender binders due to distraction etc. with far less money lost.
I have not googled it yet to find insurance documentation; but it makes sense to me. I guess on a trip I'll tell the guy to drive instead of one of my girls since it's safer as long as I let him know "no horse play." and I'm in the car to make sure of it...

I'm looking to get some blood boiling, so let me know what you think.....lol...

Well men drive more than woman so if you do it by percentages and I am just pulling these numbers out of thin air.
Men 500 trips a year at 1% is 5 accicents a year
Women 400 trips a year at 1% is 4 accidents a year
Family dog 0 trips a year at 1% is zero accidents a year

ipso facto: charge the men more and give the dog a free ride.

[emt]

I don't miss him any less now. Maybe even more given present circumstances.
Sorry about Dad. I was thinking similar thoughts of family members having to say goodbye to their sons & daughters on the news tonight with the looney killings at the U.S. base in Tx.

[scubastud]

Originally Posted by emt

I don't miss him any less now. Maybe even more given present circumstances.
Sorry about Dad. I was thinking similar thoughts of family members having to say goodbye to their sons & daughters on the news tonight with the looney killings at the U.S. base in Tx.

Loony killings? I am sure he had his wits about him. What we experienced was a good ol fasioned jihadist slaying. Was 9-11 "loony killing"?
When will this country wake up?

[snagel]

Next month my boy turns 15 and will be getting his learners permit. This is the day I've been dreading since he was born. You guys are not making me feel any better about all of this.

Snagel

[navyhmc]

Originally Posted by snagel

Next month my boy turns 15 and will be getting his learners permit. This is the day I've been dreading since he was born. You guys are not making me feel any better about all of this.

Snagel

We'll promise to stay off the sidewalks!!!

[scubastud]

the stepson same thing, but ya need to be 15 and a half here.