In this day and age road accidents seem to happen on a daily basis.
Most people would probably assume that age plays a big factor, with the most dangerous of drivers either being young boy racers or older, nervous drivers - “who are too old to still be on the road.”
But new data has revealed that possibly the most careful drivers in Middlesbrough, are actually aged over 90 years old.
The figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, show that the town has more than 100 motorists who are 90 or older.
The oldest people to hold full licences in the area are two women - both aged 99 with the oldest man being a 97-year-old. In total, there are 81 men and 30 women aged 91 or older and from Middlesbrough who are licensed to drive.
Perhaps even more surprising than the age of these Teesside motorists, is the fact that the figures also show that not one of these drivers has a single penalty point on their licence.
Quite an extraordinary achievement when some of them - if having first driven at the age of 17 - could have been on the roads for at least 74 years.
The statistics showed that younger drivers didn’t do their reputation of being “reckless drivers” any favours, when compared to those that are older and safe.
Men aged 21-30 have an average of 0.57 points, while women aged 21-30 have 0.21 points.
Another area often causing debate amongst people is the argument of male versus female drivers.
The figures showed that, overall, women are much more careful drivers than men, with women from Middlesbrough having an average of 0.14 points on their licence, compared to men who have an average of 0.38 points - which is more than half as high.
Despite the statistics officially proving that older drivers are possibly some - if not the - safest, anyone aged over 70 has to renew their driving licence every three years - compared to every 10 years for younger drivers.
They also have to continue to meet minimum eyesight requirements.
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