Chucking out time worst for accidents
May 4, 2007 by admin
Filed under News, News-Insurance
Young drivers need more encouragement to stop them driving while drunk as alarming new figures show that fatality rates remain high.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is calling upon the government to step up efforts to tackle the problem of young motorists driving home from the pub.
According to the organisation, the number of young males killed or seriously injured on the roads is three times higher between 23:00 and 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays than at any other time.
“Every weekend 76 young male drivers are killed or seriously injured driving between 23:00 and 01:00,” Justin Jacobs, motor manager at the ABI, told a conference for motor charity Brake. “Too often a night on the town ends in tragedy.
“We need a government information campaign to make young drivers aware of the dangers of driving at night.
“Some insurers already offer lower premiums to young drivers who only drive during the day,” he added.
Mr Jacobs also called for a limit to the number of passengers that young drivers are allowed to carry, citing statistics which show that a youngster with three or more passengers in his car is three times more likely to crash.
Young motorists can bring down their car insurance premiums by shopping around for an insurer that offers competitive rates to those who only drive in certain conditions.
