Its official women are the best drivers

NO Nonsense, Ireland’s low-cost car insurance company, has officially announced that their research over the last two years confirms that women are better drivers than men!

And some of the best of them are here in Mayo, with Connaught having the highest percentage of safe female drivers.

It is just over two years since SmartDriver was introduced and No Nonsense has identified some incredible trends and traits among Irish drivers.

The data comes from almost 2,000 SmartDriver customers whose driving has been measured for three months using a clever little device – a state of the art telematics tool – that reveals just how smart their driving is. 

It reveals that women in their 20s outdrive men, with better scores with regard to accelerating, harsh braking and cornering.

Connaught has the highest percentage of safe female drivers (82%). When it comes to over acceleration, guys perform worse (69%) than girls (62%). Munster machos were found to be the riskiest male driver group (39%).

Women who work in the science and/or engineering field have the best driving rating (72%). Of all occupations and professions, teaching has the highest proportion of safe male drivers (71%).