are people who are left- handed more prone to car accidents
Left handers may be more prone to accidents Left-handed and right-handed people view the world differently, scientists have shown.owever, a study published by The Lancet suggested there was no truth in the theory that left-handers are more likely to die prematurely. Left handers may be more prone to accidents. Psychologists found they use opposite sides of their brains when looking at, and making sense of, an image. August 07, 1989 | From Times staff and wire reports. Left-handed people appear to be more accident-prone than right-handers and are nearly twice as likely to suffer accident-related injuries, a new study showed last week.efties reported nearly twice as many injuries while driving as their right-handed counterparts. The situation appears even worse when women are excluded from the statistics--left-handed men suffered nearly 2 1/2 times more traffic injuries than right-handers. Email. It's not easy being a lefty. Statistics show left-handed people are more likely to be schizophrenic, alcoholic, delinquent, dyslexic, and have Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as mental disabilities. They're also more likely to die young and get into accidents.atch That Left Hook. Here's the thinking: Most left-handed people would be practiced in fighting right-handed people (since right-handed people make up the majority), while most right-handed fighters would not be as prepared to fight someone who favors their left side. Advantage: lefties. It's not easy being a lefty. Statistics show left-handed people are more likely to be schizophrenic, alcoholic, delinquent, dyslexic, and have Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as mental disabilities.They're also more likely to die young and get into accidents.atch That Left Hook. Here's the thinking: Most left-handed people would be practiced in fighting right-handed people (since right-handed people make up the majority), while most right-handed fighters would not be as prepared to fight someone who favors their left side. Advantage: lefties. In a previous four-year study of 1,896 students, one of the current study's authors, Stanley Coren of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, found that left-handed people were 89% more likely to suffer serious accidents.eft-handed men in that study were at the greatest risk when behind the wheel of a car: They were 135% more likely than right-handers to have an automobile accident. Being left handed does not made you more accident prone. The world is set up to be easiest for right handed people. You have to adjust & work around right handed items, like scissors.eing left handed does not made you more accident prone. The world is set up to be easiest for right handed people. You have to adjust & work around right handed items, like scissors. The biggest problem appears to be on the highways. Lefties reported nearly twice as many injuries while driving as their right-handed counterparts. The situation appears even worse when women are excluded from the statistics--left-handed men suffered nearly 2 1/2 times more traffic injuries than right-handers.efties reported nearly twice as many injuries while driving as their right-handed counterparts. The situation appears even worse when women are excluded from the statistics--left-handed men suffered nearly 2 1/2 times more traffic injuries than right-handers. Most people think of left-handedness as a genetic thing, and while there is a link, new evidence indicates left-handedness may often be the result of developmental glitches. This, in turn, may make lefties more susceptible to some mental disorders, as well as being accident-prone.hile around one in ten people are left-handed, the study, published in this month's edition of the journal SAGE Open, found that four in ten of those with schizophrenic illnesses are lefties. That level of over-representation means that they appear to be four times more likely than right-handers to develop the illness. Research has suggested that left-handed people are more susceptible to a range of problems, including allergies, auto-immune diseases, depression, drug abuse, epilepsy, schizophrenia and sleeping disorders.owever, a study published by The Lancet suggested there was no truth in the theory that left-handers are more likely to die prematurely. Left handers may be more prone to accidents. Psychologists found they use opposite sides of their brains when looking at, and making sense of, an image. •Despite popular misperceptions, lefties aren't more accident prone than right-handed people and don't tend to die at a younger age. •Left-handedness has been linked to increased risk of certain neurodevelopmental disorders like schizophrenia and ADHD. Mixed-handedness is even more strongly associated with ADHD.bout 10% of people are left-handed, according to expert estimates. Another 1% of the population is mixed-handed. What causes people not to favor their right hand is only partly due to genetics—even identical twins, who have 100% of the same genes, don't always share handedness.
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