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2How good a driverdo you think you are?Research shows that most male drivers ratethemselves as better than other drivers of thesame age and experience. Young male driverstend to rate themselves as pretty good. Thishelps boost overconfidence and results in moremale drivers, particularly those under 25 yearsold, being involved in crashes.Women, on the other hand, are more likely torate themselves as no better than other driversand even to admit that others may be betterthan they are. Experts think that this helpsreduce overconfidence and may help reducecrash involvement for female drivers.Source (5)Source (5)Key points summary: Risk Management• Confidence is OK, but overconfidence can make you believethat you are a better driver than you really are.• Over confidence makes you underestimate the risk of negativeoutcomes such as crashes or being injured or killed.• Male drivers are more likely to rate themselves as better than others – this mayencourage over confidence and increased crash risk.• The risk of getting booked for a traffic offence is more than1000 times greater than being killed in a crash.34Driver qualification handbook