AAMI 2012 Young Drivers Index

YOUNG DRIVER INDEX12th AAMI December 2012December 2012aami.com.au

In the past year I have sent or read a textYOUNG DRIVER INDEXmessage while driving:All Drivers that have experienced an accident in51%the last five years:31%46%33%56%27%20%In the past year I have used my mobile phoneto make a call while driving, without a handsfree kit:18-24 yrs 25-49 yrs 50+ yrs43%29%38%Young male drivers & Young female DriversIn the past year I have sent or read a text49%18-24 years that have experienced an accidentmessage while driving:All Drivers thatin thehavelastexperiencedfive years:In the past year I have usedan accident in51% my mobile phoneto In read the past emails year I have sent or read a textthe last five years:31% or check the internet while31%35%driving: message while driving: 46%33%All Drivers that have experienced an accident in23% 56% 51%27%the last five years: 20%12% 31%In the past year I have used my 24% mobile phone 46%33%27%to make a call while driving, without 22%56%MALEFEMALEa hands20%free kit:18-24 yrs 25-49 yrs 50+ yrsIn the past year I have 43%used my mobile phoneTypes of accident experienced by young driversto read make emails a 29% call or while check driving, the internet without while a handsin the last five years:driving: free kit: 38%18-24 yrs 25-49 yrs 50+ yrsYoung male drivers & Young49%25% female Drivers38% 43%20%18-24 years that have experienced an accident29%In the past year I have used my mobile phone37% 38%in the last five years:59%39% 49%Never have there been more distractions vying for a driver’s behind Young the male wheel drivers while & Young female Driversto read emails or check the internet while31%35% probably over the limit or takingattention: text messages, phone calls, sat navs and internet recreational18-24 yearsdrugs.that have experienced an accidentdriving:in the last five years:In the past year I have sent or read a textIn theAll youngpast yeardrivers17%the most prevalent. Despite countless lives lost and damaged23% I have used my mobile phonemessage while driving:to read National emails AverageWhile no one would ever call or check the internet whilebecause of distractions, young drivers are the most likely to31%35% young drivers perfect, they12%All Drivers that have experienced an accident in51%driving: Male 24% young driversoften unfairly get labelled as ‘speed demons’ and ‘aggressivesend that SMS or answer the that last call. five years:31%Female 22% young drivers 23%drivers’. MALE AAMI’s research, FEMALE though, shows that drivers aged 46%12%Young drivers are also the most 33% likely to admit to getting27%25 to 49 14% years old are actually the most likely to speed and 56% In the past year I have used my 24% mobile phone20% Types of accident experienced by young driversto read emails or check the internet 22% whileMALEFEMALEin the last five years:6%In the past year I have used my mobile phone driving:In the past year have used my mobile phoneto read emails or check the internet whilekey findings4% 3% to make a call while driving, without a hands25%In the past year I 38% have driven while probablyTypes of accident experienced by free young kit: driversover 20%18-24 yrs 25-49 yrs 50+ yrsin the last five years:43%driving:2005the drink-drive limit:Two vehicle collision37%201259%Young drivers crash… a lot29%29%38%Multi-taskingSingle vehicle39%25% on the motorway38%Collision with an inanimate object21% 20%A third of all young drivers Young male have drivers experienced & Young female a crash Drivers in Young drivers are more than twice as likely to make a 49% All young drivers37%17% Minor ding in a car park or at an intersection 59%15%39%the last five years, a higher accident rate than any other14%18-24 years that have experienced accident phone call without a hands free kit while driving thanNational AverageThree or more vehicle collisionin the last five years:In the past year I have used my mobile phone Male young drivers8%age group, despite many of them having been drivingmotorists Collision with aged an over animal50, and the statistics don’t get muchAll young drivers17%to read emails or check the internet while• More young drivers have reported having anless than five years. A large 31%35%Female young driversmajority of those accidentsbetter Something when else it comes to other driving: technological distractionsNational Averageaccident over the last five years than any other age were avoidable, by the driver’s own admission. So, as 14% on the road. Younger drivers are more 23%In Inthe thepast pastyear yearthan four timesMale Ihave have2002 young sent sentor ordrivers read read atexttext2012InIn the past year have sent or read textIn the past year I have 12% sent or read a textmessage messagethe past while whileyear driving:driving:I have sent or read a text message while driving:group. This is despite many having been driving less the largest national car insurer in Australia, AAMI has tomessage while Female driving: young driversAll more likely to send a text message while 24% driving, andAll DriversDrivers thatthat have6% have experiencedexperienced anan message accidentaccident while inin driving:All young drivers 51%51%than five years.ask the question:All Drivers thatmorehave 14% than five times more likely to use 22% the internet orMALEFEMALEexperienced an accident in51%All Drivers that have experienced an accident inthe In the past year I have sent or read a textthe lastlast fivefive years:years:51%3%Male young 31%31%driversthe last five years:message while driving:In the past year I have driven 31% while probablythe last five years:31%46%46%33% read 77% an email while driving than drivers aged over 50.In the past year I have used my mobile phoneover 2005the drink-drive Female limit: young drivers 46%46%All Drivers drivers that have experienced an accident an in 33%51%201256%56%• Apart from blaming other drivers, the top causes of33%Two 33% vehicle collision27%27%6%Types of accident experienced by young drivers68%56%Why are young56%the last five years: 27%27%31%accident in the last five years:accidents amongst young drivers are carelessness,However, since 4% the 3% 2005toYoungread emailsDriveror checkIndex,the internetthewhile29%Single vehicle20%20%in the last five years:20%20%46%In the past year I have driven while probably33%driving:In the past year I have sent or read a text Collision withloss of concentration, bad weather, poor roads andnumbers an inanimate have object at leastIn the pastbeenyearmovingI have 51% usedinmythemobilerightphone 56%In Inthe thepast pastyear year Ihave haveused usedmy mymobile mobilephonephone27%In 21%over 2005the drink-drive limit:drivers crashingmessage while driving:Two vehicle collision 43%38%In the past year I have 201225%Minor dingsafety infrastructure such as signage, congestion anddirection. in a car 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Average20075%6%4% 3%All17%In the past year I have driven while probablyMaleyoungyoungdriversdriversover In the past year I have sent or read a text 2002 2012 All Allyoung youngdriversdrivers2005the drink-drive limit:2012All young driversTwo vehicle collision17%17%National29%17% message while In the driving past year I have used Female a mobile youngAveragedrivers phoneNational NationalAverageAverageSingle vehicleMale young drivers2002 2012without a hands free kit while drivingNational AverageCollision with an inanimate object21%14%All young driversMinor ding in a car park or at an intersection15% 16% Female young driversMale Maleyoung youngdriversdrivers14%Male young driversThree or more vehicle collisionIn the past year I have sent or read Male a text young driversFemale Femaleyoung youngAll driversdriversyoung driversSince AAMI’s first Young Driver Index launched in 2001with the aim of informing and educating the communityabout the attitudes and behaviours of young drivers aged18 to 24 years old, a raft of new challenges have emergedfor both drivers and policy makers.8%display aggressive driving behaviours on the road. Part ofgrowing up is to learn from our own and others’ mistakes.Unfortunately, on the road those mistakes can be very costlyindeed. While the majority of young drivers are doing theright thing, most of the time, there is still much to do to ensureAustralia’s young drivers become Australia’s older drivers. 1