Health/Safety

Violations — and gender — increase likelihood of crashes

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The next time someone jokes about women drivers, they might want to think about the latest research results from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The institute’s updated crash predictor model continues to identify violations for reckless driving or failing to yield the right of way as the top two behaviors that predict future crashes by truck drivers. But gender appears to play a role as well.