First-borns make the worst drivers, apparently

Younger siblings of the world, rejoice!

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Attention all younger children out there – we have some pleasing news for you...

It turns out that your eldest sibling isn't the golden child they always thought, at least when it comes to driving.

Bad luck first-borns because new research has concluded that you make the worst drivers, the Independent reports.

That's the conclusion from research by Privilege Car, which assessed the driving skills of over 1,300 people.

It found that older children are the least safe drivers: they are more likely to speed (89% do so), get fines for motoring offences, and have collisions compared to both middle and youngest children.

Meanwhile, all the babies of the family should celebrate because it looks like the youngest siblings are the safest, and therefore the best, drivers. (We knew it!)

However, if you're an only child then we give you permission to feel even more smug (although we guess you were technically born first anyway...).

The research concluded that you're even better at driving, and less likely to commit major no-nos such as cutting someone up or cruising in the middle of the road.

So there you have it: forget who passed their test more quickly and take this as definitive proof of your ranking on the sibling scale...

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