Men Cause Significantly More Fatal Traffic Accidents Than Women

Men cause twice as many traffic accidents with personal injury as women and even three and a half times as many fatal traffic accidents. This was reported by the VCÖ based on data from Statistics Austria on Friday. Among accident victims, the difference between the genders is greatest among 15 to 24-year-olds: In the past four years, four and a half times as many young men as young women have died in road traffic.

"If men were as safely mobile as women, Austria would have already achieved its traffic safety goal," said VCÖ expert Katharina Jaschinsky: By 2030, the number of traffic fatalities should fall below 207. Last year, 349 fatalities were recorded on the roads across Austria.

More Fatalities Among Men in Traffic Accidents

From 2021 to the end of November 2024, 398 women and 1,105 men died in traffic accidents. In the age group of 15 to 24-year-olds, there were 41 female and 185 male victims. Among 25 to 44-year-olds, four times as many men as women died, and among 45 to 64-year-olds, three times as many. In the 65 plus generation, the values are converging, with about one and a half times as many men as women dying. From 2021 to 2023, men also caused almost 67,800 traffic accidents with personal injury, compared to 31,750 by women.

Around 85 percent of drunk drivers involved in accidents were men. "Both drinking and driving and speeding are offenses more frequently committed by men than by women," explained Jaschinsky.

Further Gender Differences Present

However, there are also differences in mobility behavior: According to VCÖ, women and men cover approximately the same number of routes, but women are more often on foot overall, drive a car slightly less often, and ride a motorcycle significantly less often. Public transport is used by women and men about equally.

(APA/Red)

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