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Sibling Rivalry at its Best
By Jonathan | February 12, 2009 at 9:43 pm
My little brother turned 18 in December and the first thing he did was buy a lottery ticket. Unfortunately for him, the $3 he won from the scratch off was nowhere near enough cash to make up for the two accidents he has had in the past 30 days.
After Evan’s little vehicular incidents, I decided to crunch some numbers to see which Lepolt kid is really the best driver. You know us Lepolt’s…always competing to be the best. If you’re interested in the results continue reading. If you’re not, and you don’t already know who the best driver is…shame on you.
Accident History
Jonathan
- At fault accident with a curb in the snow with a 1987 Renault Alliance
- At fault accident with a minivan in the rain with a 1987 Renault Alliance
- At fault accident with a parked car while in reverse with a 1997 Toyota Corolla
- Not at fault hit and run in a UC parking garage with a 1997 Toyota Corolla
Emily
- At fault accident with a man on an expensive bicycle with a 2001 Toyota Camry
- Not at fault hit and run in a UNCW parking lot with a 2001 Toyota Camry
- Not at fault hit and run in a UNCW parking lot with a 2001 Toyota Camry
Evan
- At fault accident with a guardrail in the snow with a 2002 Toyota Corolla
- At fault accident with a car in a parking lot with a 2005 Honda Odyssey
Accident Statistics
Note: In all of the following statistics, a lower number is better.
Years driving
Jonathan: 10
Emily: 7
Evan: 2
At fault accidents per year of driving
Jonathan: .33
Emily: .14
Evan: 1
Not at fault accidents per year of driving
Jonathan: .10
Emily: .29
Evan: 0
Total accidents per year of driving
Jonathan: .40
Emily: .43
Evan: 1
Results
If you look at the total number of “at fault” accidents per year of driving, Evan is currently in the lead. I should mention this is not a statistic that you should be proud of or brag about. Since each case of the “not at fault” accidents was a hit and run, it’s going to cost the Lepolt’s money out of pocket, so those count against total scores as well. Emily is leading that category, followed by Jonathan, both of which can be blamed on college. Lastly, totaling everything up, Jonathan is the best driver, averaging on .03 less accidents per year of driving than Emily.
After further analysis, none of the Lepolt kids really deserve the award for “Best Driver.” Other awards, however, have been handed out:
Dumbest Accident – Jonathan for his little run in with a curb.
Funniest Accident – Emily hitting a guy on a bike
Highest Frequency of Accidents – Evan … two in one month … whoops.
Topics: driving, sports | 3 Comments »
February 12th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
The evidence that this is Jonathan’s blog is quite evident as he was seemingly reaching for a post. Jonathan has both the benefit of driving longer therefore gaining more experience AND entering a more mature phase of his life (read old age) where he is statistically less likely to have an accident. I would like to see a t-square correlation comparing 18yol to 21yol, considering factors such as total miles driven (an estimate will be fine here) and vehicle driven (face it the Camry and corolla are like bumper cars compared to the Goliath odyssey). When you have time.
February 13th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Mr. Hamburgler,
I’m in the process of acquiring additional scientific data to further prove my point.
Regards,
Jonathan
February 14th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
11 years driving. No accidents what-so-ever. Champion!