Male drivers three times more likely to be in road collisions with pedestrians

In 18-month period 4,363 men in Great Britain were in crashes that injured or killed pedestrians compared with 1,473 women

Male drivers are almost three times more likely than women to be involved in road collisions that kill or seriously injure pedestrians in Great Britain, a gap that has widened over the past decade.

A Guardian analysis of government road accident and journey data shows that in 2020 and the first half of 2021, 4,363 male drivers were involved in collisions that seriously injured or killed pedestrians, compared with 1,473 female drivers.