Boys are twice as likely to be killed on the roads as girls, according to a UK Government study that has prompted calls for compulsory road safety training for young males. Parents who give their sons more freedom than their daughters may unwittingly be contributing to the higher death rate for boys, who are more likely to take risks.

The study, carried out by the Department for Transport, found that 64 per cent of under-16s killed or seriously injured on the roads in 2006 were male. Almost 1,300 boy pedestrians were killed or seriously injured, compared with 700 girls. The difference was even greater among child cyclists - more than 400 boys were killed or seriously injured, compared with fewer than 100 girls.

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