Female computer game fans 'less likely than men to have car accidents'

Female drivers are less likely to need to claim on their women's car insurance after playing a computer game compared with their male counterparts, a study has shown.

Research conducted by psychologists has found that male computer racing game fans are more likely to be involved in real-life road accidents than women.

The experts from Munich's Ludwig-Maximilians University worked with more than 200 people during the study, which highlighted that female drivers - who often benefit from cheap women's car insurance deals - took fewer risks in traffic situations after playing a game.

Writing in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, published by the American Psychological Association, the researchers said: "Practitioners in the field of road safety should bear in mind the possibility that racing games indeed make road traffic less safe, not least because game players are mostly young adults, acknowledged as the highest accident-rate group."

However, it may be wise for females wishing to keep their women's car insurance intact to avoid playing computer games before driving their cars, as the researchers add that racing games could lead to unsafe driving.

An earlier study by BSM found that females may be more likely to risk a women's car insurance claim after playing a racing game, with respondents stating that they would be more likely to drive at speed in real life.

Kwik-Fit Insurance was named the cheapest women's car insurance provider in the UK by research conducted last year.


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