Are Women Bad Drivers?

Whatsitoosit · 05-20-2008, 10:44 AM

it's a tie... I've encountered an equal ratio of male to female drivers being terrible while on the road (myself included).

joderu95 · 05-20-2008, 03:06 PM

They're about average. The division comes between ages. Really knew to driving (generally teens) or so damn old they can't see and react to events around them are the two deadliest demographics I encounter on the road.

sleepy jack · 05-21-2008, 03:44 PM

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~~Farfisa~~ · 05-21-2008, 05:58 PM

They showed some dumb cartoon about Hellen Keller in elementary school and her imaginary friend was like a leprechaun or something...

mamanuthead · 05-22-2008, 08:26 PM

Men and women are equally bad drivers IMO. Men are more likely to drive fast whereas women are more likely to pay more attention to their cell phones or checking their makeup in the mirror rather than keeping their eyes on the road. In my state however, insurance is higher for younger males than it is for females of the same age and gawd forbid if a young guy has a red sportscar 'cause that just has "target" written all over it.

FETCHER. · 03-03-2010, 01:09 PM

Women get cheaper car insurance as they crash less...

But who am I to judge?

anticipation · 03-03-2010, 01:10 PM

they're good at driving men crazy.

FETCHER. · 03-03-2010, 01:13 PM

I'll give you that. Most women are **** drivers to be honest, I was driving a 60mph straight FLAT road, and a woman in a mazda SPORT was doing like 25mph along it, her ass got overtook. Seriously though, 25 in a 60? What a twat.

FETCHER. · 03-03-2010, 02:52 PM

Never heard of that stereotype before.

So you'd only have to deal with one here

Freebase Dali · 03-03-2010, 03:04 PM

Statistically, women get in less accidents than men. I don't know if this is because, on average, men typically do a lot more driving and for longer periods of time... but all I know is that every time I pass a car going ridiculously slow on the highway and swerving all over, going off the road, or nearly hitting someone; it's a woman driving and she's on a cell phone, about 95 percent of the time.
To me, bad driving isn't just limited to whether you get in a car accident or not. Driving habits are a part of driving and just because bad driving habits haven't contributed to a violation or accident yet, doesn't mean you're a great driver. It just means you haven't had the chance to contribute to the statistics yet.

With that in mind, people constantly on their cell phone or doing makeup or other distracting things behind the wheel, regardless of gender, are bad drivers. I just usually see more women doing those things than men.

It's surprising that the statistics don't reflect that. Again, I wonder if it has something to do with the difference in amount of driving per gender.

05-20-2008, 10:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Whatsitoosit Bringer of Carrots Join Date: May 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 648	it's a tie... I've encountered an equal ratio of male to female drivers being terrible while on the road (myself included). __________________ "It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face."

05-20-2008, 03:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
joderu95 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 93	They're about average. The division comes between ages. Really knew to driving (generally teens) or so damn old they can't see and react to events around them are the two deadliest demographics I encounter on the road. __________________ Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? ~Pink Floyd

05-21-2008, 05:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	They showed some dumb cartoon about Hellen Keller in elementary school and her imaginary friend was like a leprechaun or something...

05-22-2008, 08:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
mamanuthead Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vegas Baby! Posts: 94	Men and women are equally bad drivers IMO. Men are more likely to drive fast whereas women are more likely to pay more attention to their cell phones or checking their makeup in the mirror rather than keeping their eyes on the road. In my state however, insurance is higher for younger males than it is for females of the same age and gawd forbid if a young guy has a red sportscar 'cause that just has "target" written all over it.

03-03-2010, 01:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,561	they're good at driving men crazy.

03-03-2010, 03:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Statistically, women get in less accidents than men. I don't know if this is because, on average, men typically do a lot more driving and for longer periods of time... but all I know is that every time I pass a car going ridiculously slow on the highway and swerving all over, going off the road, or nearly hitting someone; it's a woman driving and she's on a cell phone, about 95 percent of the time. To me, bad driving isn't just limited to whether you get in a car accident or not. Driving habits are a part of driving and just because bad driving habits haven't contributed to a violation or accident yet, doesn't mean you're a great driver. It just means you haven't had the chance to contribute to the statistics yet. With that in mind, people constantly on their cell phone or doing makeup or other distracting things behind the wheel, regardless of gender, are bad drivers. I just usually see more women doing those things than men. It's surprising that the statistics don't reflect that. Again, I wonder if it has something to do with the difference in amount of driving per gender.