Dont Mean This To Be Sexist In Any Way

[nailit]

But are women really just rubbish drivers?
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/one-worst-parking-fails-ever-976605
The above is from my local newspaper. (watch the vid)
Ive been in a car on several occasions with a female driver and each and every time Ive been anxious about been a passenger because of the way that they drive.
It seems obvious that the difference between the way that male and female brains are 'wired' that we would have different ways of doing things, but are there any studies about such things as driving? BTW over the xmas period I was nearly run over by a female driver half way over a zebra crossing who obviously wasn't looking where she was going. (and not for the first time)
Not meant in anyway as a slight on females, more an observation that we all have different capabilities,
(read something once about spatial awareness differences between male/ females but cant remember much about it)

[4candles]

In my experience women *tend* to be better drivers but worse parkers.

[nailit]

As someone who has spent a large part of his working life as a driver
(car hire business, lorry driver etc and voluntary work as a mini bus driver, meals on wheels etc) I find it all a bit worrying.

[Mamyalynne]

The lady in your clip is a lousy driver.

There are lousy drivers of both sexes.

[Ellipsis]

[albaqwerty]

most of the time throughout the year, men and women are equally good/bad drivers.
depends on what they are thinking about instead of concentrating on driving

Am glad you are ok and not a flat zebra xx

[nailit]

Ironically my ex always criticised my driving despite NEVER having drove herself for over 20 yrs!
I was always too fast on the motorway, not to careful on side streets, etc!

[Islay]

57% of men involved in car crashes as opposed to 44% of women
Women are 12% less likely to speed than men
46 per cent of men had what was described as a ‘close call’ with a cyclist or pedestrian, compared to 35 per cent of women; and 68 per cent of UK women have a clean driving licence, against 64 per cent of men

[woofgang]

You don't mean to be sexist but then you make a sweeping statement based on gender?

[anneasquith]

Islay, don't baffle the boys with statistics !!!

[nailit]

interesting Islay thanks. Got a link for that?

[Islay]

Google it like I did!

[jno]

jno jnr has managed to run into my car while parking his. I've never touched his while parking mine. That's basically anecdotal evidence, though, as is yours.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11605509/Women-are-after-all-better-drivers-than-men.html

[nailit]

//You don't mean to be sexist but then you make a sweeping statement based on gender?//
Perhaps ive not made myself clear, my bad.
Just making the observation (based on personal experience) that lady drivers arnt all that competent on the road.

[davegosling]

That driver can surely never have taken any driving lessons, never mind passed a driving test. As others have said, her gender is irrelevant.

[nailit]

//Google it like I did! //
Personally, if I had provided info to a question then the first thing that I would do would be to provide a link but never mind!

[albaqwerty]

oh, nails, you have opened a can of worms.

of all the accidents I've had over the years, it's been penis-bearers who had run/smashed into me

[woofgang]

"But are women really just rubbish drivers? "
So that's not a sweeping statement based on gender then?

[nailit]

LOL Albs..
In over 30 yrs of driving (as a male) Ive never had an accident.
Its not even a question about the virtues of male/female drivers. Its just that we all have different abilities where some of us are better than others. (because our brains are wired differently)

[nailit]

Woof, as I said 'my bad'.
Yes that was a sweeping statement.

[Islay]

Sorry but to pose such a stupid question one would have thought that you would have done some research before making such an ill informed statement.
It took 20 seconds of looking to find a source that proved you wrong.