Male motorists are more aggressive than females because they still behave like cavemen, according to a new UK report. The report by Professor Geoffrey Beattie, of Manchester University says that the way in which men and women drive is a legacy of their primitive past.

While men show significantly higher levels of rule-breaking, women have a greater frequency of accidents at bends because they are more prone to errors of judgment and perception.

"Our 21st century skulls contain essentially 'stone age brains' and this can help to explain the differences between the sexes in terms of their risk-proneness while driving."

He added: "Stone age man did not drive. But the legacy of his hunting, aggressive and risk-taking past - qualities that enables him to survive and mate, thereby passing on his genes to future generations - are still evident in the way in which he typically drives his car."

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