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Consider yourself a risk
taker?
OVER three quarters of 18 to 24 year olds
admit they buckle to social pressures causing them to make decisions they later
regret, new research reveals. Furthermore, ˝ said they would join a
friendship group that was popular even though they didn't like the people in it.
Young males are more likely to take risks...
The research also exposes the difference between genders when taking risks and
making poor decisions with 11% of young men, that's compared to
5% of women agreeing that they took risks all the time. The results also show
that when women do take risks, they are three times as likely to regret their
decision compared to men.
Attitudes towards uninsured driving...
Young people's attitudes towards risks are particularly alarming when it comes
to road safety. Uninsured and 'hit and run' drivers kill around 120 people and
injure 29,000 every year; uninsured driving is a serious issue that needs
addressing.
The survey highlights the risks young people are taking when it comes to car
insurance:-
► 1 in 4 of 18 to 24 year olds admit that they have considered not taking out car
insurance to save money.
► A 3rd of men aged 18 to 24 years state that they have considered not taken out
car insurance to save money.
► When asked if they had ever got in a car with a friend who didn't have the
correct car insurance, around double the amount of men (20%) compared to women
(11%) admit that they have and regretted it.
Ashton West OBE, MIB Chief Executive, says:- "We want to avoid millennials
regretting their decisions particularly when it comes to taking a risk on car
insurance. - Our aim is to get young people talking to each other about the
serious issue of uninsured driving. Our new video as part of our Gone in Seconds
campaign aims to get their attention and at the same time highlights 1 of the
consequences."
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