Women Are Better Drivers Than Men? The Statistics He Didn't Show About Female Drivers.

Comparing Driving Outcomes by Gender

The presenter challenges a video claiming that women are better drivers than men, arguing that the evidence is more complicated than the original presentation suggests.

Fatalities and Fatal Crashes

The original video’s figures showing fewer road deaths among women per capita are broadly accurate. However, they measure vehicle-occupant deaths per 100,000 people, not deaths per licensed driver. Per-capita comparisons can also be misleading because men drive more miles on average.

The cited figures show higher fatal-crash rates per mile for men: roughly 2.1 times higher among young drivers and 1.5 times higher overall. The presenter says these figures come from 2022 IIHS data, rather than the 2024 data attributed in the original video. He also notes a likely typo in the rate for young women: the displayed figures, 7.4 and 3.1, do not produce the stated ratio, and the underlying figure appears to be about 3.5.

Nonfatal Crashes

The presenter says the original video omits nonfatal crashes, even though they make up the vast majority of crashes. Using 2022 mileage estimates and federal crash data for drivers aged 16 and older in passenger cars and light trucks, he estimates the following crash involvement rates per 100 million miles:

Crash type Men Women Injury crashes 123 153 Property-damage-only crashes 304 357 All crashes combined 429 512

The combined estimate is approximately 19% higher for women. These figures depend on the selected data and methodology; the presenter does not treat them as proof that women are worse drivers.

Interpreting the Evidence

The presenter cautions that insurance premiums are not a direct measure of driving skill. Insurers assess financial risk, and mileage driven can affect expected claims. Likewise, being involved in—or dying in—a crash does not by itself show that someone caused it or lacked skill.

He concludes that “better driving” depends on how skill is defined, and that the available figures do not support a simple verdict.

Presenters and Contributors

• Presenter: Ilyas Abdulin
• The creator of the video being critiqued is discussed but not identified in the subtitles.