The influence of gender on traffic accidents - The case of the Republic ofSlovenia

Modern road traffic (RT) requires great efforts from all drivers and the hi ghest use of all their physical and mental capacities. In addition, drivers must possess a certain character to ensure safe driving. Only a few decade s ago, the driving of motor vehicles was a rarity and women behind the stee ring wheel were even scarcer. With the development of motorisation, their s hare of RT has been on a constant increase, as has, logically, their share of road traffic accidents (RTA). This research presents the increasingly im portant role of women in RT and attempts to show the special attributes of female drivers, namely that above all, they cause fewer accidents, and nota bly, those they cause are less likely to be fatal.