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Women in Lebanon cause less traffic accidents than men
29-3-2019
Al Akhbar today published statistics by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) on driving in Lebanon, pointing out that women are less likely to cause fatal or non-fatal car accidents. Males are responsible for nearly 80% of accidents, according to above statistics, which covered the period between January 1st 2018 and January 9th of the same year. Women caused 11 deaths compared to 204 accidents caused by males which lead to 207 deaths, and 2297 non-fatal accidents resulting in 2483 injuries. Al Akhbar wrote that these figures recall to mind a traffic report by the French Police in 2012, which said, “if men drove their cars like women, we would have fewer casualties on our road.” Al Akhbar mentioned that traffic statistics has broken the macho prestige and the patriarchal culture which has always linked driving expertise to males. Now, women can easily brag and boast their style and efficiency in driving. (Al Akhbar, March 29, 2019)
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