STUDY: SMALLER CARS MEAN MORE INJURIES FOR WOMEN

The smaller, lighter vehicles that women more often drive, and the types of crashes they get into, may explain why they are much more likely to suffer a serious injury in a collision than men, a study published Thursday found. Researchers from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a group supported by auto insurers, analyzed injuries of men and women in policereported crashes from 1998 to 2015. Among the findings: In front crashes, women were three times as likely to experience a broken bone, concussion or other moderate injury, and twice as likely to suffer a serious injury.