Does gender affect whiplash compensation?

There's the ongoing debate about who the better driver is the male driver or the female driver but surely what it should come down to at the end of the day is who is more likely to cause car accidents that could end up in no win, no fee whiplash compensation claims being made?

We all know a macho male driver who thinks he is the king of the road in his sizeable Mercedes and we have all met the ditzy female driver in her fur clad pink Ford ka, but stereotypes aside, we have a scientific point to prove.

Worse drivers: men or women?
Men are often coined as the superior driver as they are believed to have a better sense of direction and more skill behind the wheel than women. But then again, women are thought to be more calm and collective when in the driving seat.

On the other hand, men have been accused of letting their hormones take over when driving and allowing tailgating, road rage and other dangerous driving behaviours seep in whereas women have been historically criticised for their lack of aptitude when it comes to parking.

There are obvious differences between the genders but statistics have shown that women are indeed the safer drivers who are less likely to be involved in road accidents and cause personal injury to others. This is why women pay less for their motor insurance than men who are seen as a bigger risk by insurance companies.

Worse whiplash: men or women?
So, in theory, a female driver is less likely to cause whiplash injury to her passengers during a trip down the M1 but what are the gender differences in the effect of such injuries?

Well, studies have revealed that women are more likely to suffer more severely from a whiplash injury than men. This is largely anatomical since women have far smaller muscles in their necks which means the muscles are far easier to stretch and damage in the event of a car accident or other incident that results in the whiplash motion.

Therefore, as far as avoiding having to make a whiplash compensation claim is concerned, your best bet is to be a male passenger driven around by a female. However, if this is more than your pride can take you'd better drive carefully and adjust your head restraint to the correct position in order to reduce your risk of sustaining a whiplash injury.

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