Birthday driving safety?!
Today I discovered a piece of research that actually claims that your date of birth could determine your competence behind the wheel. No joke. Tell me, is this the most outrageously wasted time of a research team ever?
Just to clarify, this is not about which decade you were born in (which perhaps would be slightly more credible), but the actual date you were born - the month and day of your birthday.
Yes, those clever people at elephant.co.uk have managed to produce a list of the “safest” and “worst” drivers, according to their birthdays. I bring you the top five:
Safest drivers
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31 May
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1 February
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1 June
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1 September
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1 March
Worst drivers
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16 September
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29 February
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24 December
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9 December
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9 March
But what do these lists mean? If our friend falls in the second list should we politely decline any lifts they offer? Should we inquire of our driver’s DOB every time we hail a taxi? How can you possibly judge someone’s motoring skills based solely on the day they were born?
Clearly I think these lists are a load of rubbish, but then again, maybe I’m just bitter - you see, I appear rather high on one of these lists (and not the good one!).
But seriously, if you crunch enough data you will always find that some form of pattern emerges (just like if you give enough monkeys typewriters you will get the entire works of William Shakespeare). This is all well and good – I have a soft spot for Shakespeare and monkeys - but it means nothing.
You can’t get a cheaper insurance policy based on your birthday, and I can’t see them introducing them any time soon. However, there are other factors which can affect your policy premium…
From older drivers to younger drivers and from those with driving convictions to those who are lucky enough to own a high performance car, there are specific insurance policies which do depend on certain criteria.
When choosing your insurance policy, make sure you shop around and remember that you can sometimes get cheaper deals from certain companies, just for fitting into certain categories.
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