Male drivers 'quick to break the law'

Male motorists are more likely to break speed limits, it has been claimed.

Research by road safety group Brake and Direct Line found a third of male drivers regularly exceed 30 mph restrictions, compared to one in seven women.

The study revealed the gender gap was even bigger when it came to routes with faster flowing traffic.

On single carriageway rural roads with speed limits of 60 mph, one in five men said they exceeded that restriction at least a couple of times a week.

In comparison, one in 16 female motorists admitted the same offence.

Steve Stradling, a professor in transport psychology from Napier University, said: "Women drivers are better drivers than men in so far as they are more capable of paying attention both to the road and to their speedometer."

Female motorists may find they can secure cheap classic car insurance, as they are generally thought to pose less of a risk than male road users.

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