Bad Drivers

Been in your share of car accidents or racking up those speeding tickets? It could have less to do with your driving and more to do with your job.

It’s not just the elderly or women stereotyped as bad drivers. Quality planning is a company that validates policyholder information for car insurance companies. They have collected statistics about car accidents and speeding based on profession. Tim Cox a spokesperson for the company says insurance companies may look at your job and consider you a risky person. Some companies even take your job into consideration when calculating your risk. While the company says overall students are the worst offenders because of their inexperience there are ten careers that have their own reasons for high crash rates.

Number ten on the list are consultants. According to quality planning every one thousand consultant’s average ninety four accidents and fifty speeding tickets per year. Real estate brokers make the list at number four. The company says this is because you rarely see a broker without a cell phone glued to their head. To see if you’re job made the list keep reading. It might give you a new excuse the next time you’re pulled over.

1. Doctors

Per year, every 1,000 doctors average 109 accidents and 44 speeding tickets, landing them at the top of the list. Are these sleep-deprived residents and interns too tired to stay on the road, or do they just enjoy playing God in traffic?

2. Lawyers

Per year, every 1,000 lawyers average 106 accidents and 37 speeding tickets. No need to chase ambulances when you're already at the scene of an accident!

3. Architects

Per year, every 1,000 architects average 105 accidents and 72 speeding tickets. They may make a living at the drafting table, but on the road they can't seem to draw the line.

4. Real estate brokers

Per year, every 1,000 real estate brokers average 102 accidents and 39 speeding tickets. No big secret why — have you ever seen a realtor without a cell phone glued to his or her head?

5. Enlisted military personnel

Per year, every 1,000 enlisted military personnel average 99 accidents and 78 speeding tickets. Hey, you're not driving tanks, and cars are not targets!

6. Social workers

Per year, every 1,000 enlisted social workers average 98 accidents and 33 speeding tickets. Looks like their concern for others doesn't extend to fellow drivers.

7. Manual laborer

Per year, every 1,000 manual laborers average 96 accidents and 77 speeding tickets. For everyone's sake, these guys need a brake.

8. Analysts

Per year, every 1,000 analysts average 95 accidents and 40 speeding tickets. Perhaps if they analyzed how much they could save with a good driver discount, they'd be more careful.

9. Engineers

Per year, every 1,000 engineers average 94 accidents and 51 speeding tickets. It's probably not a good idea to use a slide rule while driving.

10. Consultants

Per year, every 1,000 consultants average 94 accidents and 50 speeding tickets. Perhaps they could give themselves advice on how to be better drivers.

Others that made the list but rank below 10 include nurses, librarians, insurance agents, dentists, accountants, politicians, firemen, law enforcement personnel and salespeople.