A recent study has suggested that older drivers are more reliable. To conclude the findings, the researchers had analyzed crash data between 2003 and 2007, from the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and observed that kids who are driven by their grandparents are less likely to suffer from crashes.

Lead author and an attending physician in the Philadelphia hospital's Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Fred Henretig, has expressed concern about children in crashes and claimed that kids are safer when grandparents are behind the wheel.

"Although the children in crashes with grandparents could be better protected if they were using child restraints correctly, we were surprised to find that there is a protective effect on child injury risk in a crash when grandparents are driving. There is something about grandparents' driving style with their `precious cargo' in tow that is protective. If we can learn more about this style of driving, we can help drivers of all ages keep kids safe in cars", concluded Dr. Fred Henretig.

In addition, the Director of the National Science Foundation's Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies and co-author of the study, Flaura Winston, said that old drivers tend to drive more slowly, more cautiously and therefore executes less road accidents.