NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Is there a
link between the car you drive, and your likelihood to drive
recklessly? A ValuePenguin.com study found that drivers of
Porsches, Oldsmobiles and Mercury cars were as much as 12% more
likely than the national average to cause a fatal traffic
accident.
In a quest to shed light on the popular question, 'Which car
brands have the most reckless drivers', ValuePenguin.com analyzed
thousands of fatal crash data points from the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, and here are the key findings from
this analysis:
Key Findings:
- Porsche Drivers Are Most Likely to Cause a Fatal
Accident: Porsche drivers were the most likely to contribute to
a fatal accident. In more than 70% of the fatal accidents involving
these vehicles, it was driver error that led to the accident.
- Oldsmobile and Mercury Rank Surprisingly High: Drivers
of the now-defunct Oldsmobile and Mercury brands — which were known
for producing vehicles that are more practical than sporty, ranked
2nd and 3rd most likely to cause a fatal accident.
- The Safest Drivers On the Roads Drive These Cars: Volvo
drivers are least likely to contribute to fatal traffic accidents,
followed by Kia drivers. Additionally, Volvo drivers also had a
particularly low rate of fatal accidents with alcohol involvement.
Alcohol was a contributing factor in only 6.9% of fatal accidents
for Volvo drivers — less than half of what we found to be the
average of 17.2%.
- The Leading Cause of Fatal Crashes For Each Car Type:
Speeding and alcohol top the list of driver behaviors that lead to
fatal car crashes, and Porsche and Jaguar drivers are most likely
to contribute to the cause of fatal accidents due to these
behaviors. Oldsmobile drivers were most likely to cause fatal
crashes due to improper lane usage and failure to yield right of
way.
ValuePenguin.com analysts collated data from the Fatality
Analysis Reporting System ("FARS") from the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, and calculated the percentage of
vehicles involved in fatal accidents where a "driver factor" was
recorded, as well as where it was recorded that the driver was
speeding and/or had alcohol involvement. "Make Most Likely to Be
Driven by Contributing Driver" is the make where that factor made
up the largest percentage of fatal accidents involving that make,
relative to other makes. Makes involved in fewer than 25 fatal
accidents were excluded from aggregation.
To view the full report, visit:
https://www.valuepenguin.com/auto-insurance/most-dangerous-drivers-car-type
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conducts in-depth research and provides objective analysis to help
guide consumers to the best financial decisions. ValuePenguin
focuses on value, assessing whether the return of a particular
decision is worth the cost or risk of that option, and how this
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Media Contact:
Divya Sangam
646 693 8445
Divya@Valuepenguin.com
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