Drivers called Clark most likely to have an accident

[Bebee]

In the Mirror today:

Risky

1 Clark
2 Allen
3 Lewis
4 Green
5 Watson
6 Stewart
7 Jackson
8 Baker
9 Cooper
10 Mitchell

So how many think they are are a racing driver?


Edit to add:
Sorry, I should have said, this is according to Insurance co. elephant.co.uk, the Mirror were only reporting it, not claiming it!

Edited by Bebee on Friday 14th May 12:32

[Landlord]

I'm assuming that they've weighted the results according to how common the name is? Surely. Otherwise that'd just be lazy journalism.

[bazking69]

In the Mirror. Enough said.

Utter garbage to fill pages.

[TonyHetherington]

Now that's one hell of a claim.

You can guarantee that's just the number of names, rather than the number of claims as a percentage of the number of people with that name. And thereby making it pretty meaningless.

FACT: If your car has 4 wheels, you are more likely to have an accident than if your car has 5 wheels.

[theaxe]

Landlord said:

I'm assuming that they've weighted the results according to how common the name is? Surely. Otherwise that'd just be lazy journalism.

If they didn't then the Smiths and Joneses are doing well!

[Benten]

Damn thought it was first names, was just about to come on and rant about a tosser in my class called clark who crashed about 3 or 4 motors already (he's 19).

[Bebee]

sorry, I should have said, this is according to Insurance co. elephant.co.uk, the Mirror were only reporting it, not claiming it!

[Landlord]

theaxe said:

Landlord said:

I'm assuming that they've weighted the results according to how common the name is? Surely. Otherwise that'd just be lazy journalism.

If they didn't then the Smiths and Joneses are doing well!

Presumably most of the accidents are caused by other people trying to keep up with the Jones' hence their ommission.

[TonyHetherington]

groooooaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnn

[3sixty]

Ah, I'm in the top 10. Good stuff.

[aka_kerrly]

Landlord said:

Presumably most of the accidents are caused by other people trying to keep up with the Jones' hence their ommission.

haha very clever.

so i guess we have established the list is meaningless.

[Munter]

aka_kerrly said:

Landlord said:

Presumably most of the accidents are caused by other people trying to keep up with the Jones' hence their ommission.

haha very clever.

so i guess we have established the list is meaningless.

Well I could tell you that from the names. There's not a Shaikh, Siddiqui, Abbasi, Syed, Bukhari, Zaidi, Naqvi, Farooqi, Osmani, Alavi, Hassani, or Hussaini among them!

No I'm not being serious I'm just promoting a stereotype for a cheap joke.

[Clark]