Women - 80% scared of male drivers

Annatar

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/?c=ireland&jp=mhgbqlsnmhoj

And the percentage of men scared of being driven by women is...????

Annatar

....welllllll women driving the car, not some much driving the man per se

biko

So it's easier to read for everyone

80% of women feel unsafe in cars driven by men
6/30/2008 - 12:48:54 PM

Eight out of 10 women in Ireland say they feel unsafe as passengers in cars driven by men, but are too afraid to ask them to slow down.

New research from the Road Safety Authority shows that, in the years between 1997 and 2006, 345 female passengers were killed in car crashes.

Sixty-eight per cent of these deaths were in cars being driven by men.

A further 1,200 women were seriously injured in cars driven by males during the same period.

The RSA has launched a new campaign entitled 'He Drives, She Dies' urging women to refuse to get into a car with a young man who has been drinking or who speeds.

Interesting, boys trying to impress girls with their leet skillz ends up killing them instead.

Sherifu

The plan is working, carry on. >_>

seamus

Ah, another one of these loaded questions.

Probably something along the lines of, "Have you ever felt unsafe while a passenger in a car with a male driver?", and not, "Do you always feel unsafe when a man is driving?".

Because the latter is clearly too unambiguous a question.

The RSA are full of ****, and they always have been. They come up with answers and then ask questions that will illicit the response they're looking for. They have no sense of objectivity whatsoever.

Wurly

What a load o sh*te. Dangerous drivers scare me. It doesn't matter if they are male or female.

Jesus Wept

Annatar wrote: »

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/?c=ireland&jp=mhgbqlsnmhoj

And the percentage of men scared of being driven by women is...????

Wimmin are scaredy cats.
What is your point?

Wazdakka

New research from the Road Safety Authority shows that, in the years between 1997 and 2006, 345 female passengers were killed in car crashes.

Sixty-eight per cent of these deaths were in cars being driven by men.

Surprised it wasn't more tbh,
Given how much more men actually drive than women...


Probably a loaded question, Crappy survey..

Slow news week...

is_that_so

Seeing as the biggest risk category is 17-25 year old males they are probably going to get that answer whatever way they phrase the question. The RSA may be full of s***t but they ain't the ones making the statistics. IMO never a bad idea to have a quick look at passenger reaction to your driving, especially when you spend a lot time driving alone.

Spud83

Its because women are control freaks.

EDIT: sorry not all women, but 80% of them.

ScumLord

So add male drivers to the long list of things women are afraid of.

MarkR

Seems 80% of women need to cowboy up. Saying that I'm never completely satisfied with anyones driving style. I guess I'm a bit of a nervous passenger.

*thinks back to selling his integra type r and shudders*

jebuz

They probably surveyed 10 women, 8 of which are regularly abused. Well I'm pretty sure anyway.

TripleAce

If women were spending their time where they are supposed to (ie. Kitchen) instead of driving around, then they wouldn't have a problem with the way men drive cars.

seandugg

How many are scared when a spider is driving?

GirlInterrupted

Old Chinese Proverb : (not)

Women have many faults, Men have only two - everything they say, and everything they do.

seamus

seandugg wrote: »

How many are scared when a spider is driving?

Dammit, why is there no thanks in AH?

stereo_steve

jebuz wrote: »

They probably surveyed 10 women, 8 of which are regularly abused. Well I'm pretty sure anyway.

I'd guess they surveyed 5 wimmin and 4 are regularly abused

DarkJager

I get very nervous in cars driven by females, simply because they aren't as safe at driving as they are made out to be - and this should be blatantly obvious to people who use the road. Travelling in a car with a female driver has many times nearly resulted in the removal of the "jesus christ" handles...

Sleepy

jesus christ handles?

DarkJager

Jesus Christ handles are the handles above the doors. Named so because of what is frequently being muttered if you happen to be hanging off one of them

Sleepy

Ah, mine are long gone...

Wazdakka

Otherwise known as the "bejasus.. hanles"

seamus

DarkJager wrote: »

I get very nervous in cars driven by females, simply because they aren't as safe at driving as they are made out to be

Actually, I'm the same. Women drive too close to the car in front, pull out of side roads/onto roundabouts when they probably shouldn't, and brake way too late.

I was shocked when my OH admitted to me that when she's getting her car through a gap (such as undertaking a car turning right), sometimes she just closes her eyes and hopes she makes it.
Then every other woman in the room admitted that they do it too. :eek:

Sleepy

Ah let the girls have their 'cackle at the stoopid boys' moment...

Anyone with a brain who's looked at crash statistics can tell you that women crash more often per mile driven. Men are only involved in the majority of crashes because the majority of drivers on the road at any given time are male.

biko

I think women are more likely to have scrapes and fender benders at low speed whereas men are more likely to have serious crashes at high speed because of overconfidence. I think.

JP Liz

GirlInterrupted wrote: »

Old Chinese Proverb : (not)

Women have many faults, Men have only two - everything they say, and everything they do.

:pac::pac:

stovelid

seandugg wrote: »

How many are scared when a spider is driving?

ScumLord

biko wrote: »

I think women are more likely to have scrapes and fender benders at low speed whereas men are more likely to have serious crashes at high speed because of overconfidence. I think.

But how do they manage to crash at slow speed. My mother crashed into a cow once. She was going so slow no injures or damage was done.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Crashing into a cow is actually quite easy to do, happens a few times a year around my parts (to male and female drivers), the cow appears to be trundling out of the way of the car and then (in the only instance of quick moving during it's entire day), it'll decide to lurch out in front. The RSA question was probably quite loaded, more men drive than women, so more women have experienced a bad male driver than female, it's a bit skewed alright. In my experience most young drivers are dangerous, seems to take a write-off to cop lads on and a bumper seat in the back to cop girls on

Steve

It's a known fact that wimminz can multitask better than men, therefore they can drive AND think about their new handbag, where they left their favourite lipstick, do I have a spare tampon, whats for dinner later, I wonder has so-and-so heard the gossip about.... etc.

What scares me about this is it only leaves 10% of her brain capacity to do the driving.

Men, on the other hand, drive and only occasionally let their thoughts leave the matter at hand - except maybe briefly on a low-cut sunny day.:pac:
(I'm surprised the RSA haven't managed to statistify that one yet).

ART6

stevec wrote: »

It's a known fact that wimminz can multitask better than men, therefore they can drive AND think about their new handbag, where they left their favourite lipstick, do I have a spare tampon, whats for dinner later, I wonder has so-and-so heard the gossip about.... etc.

What scares me about this is it only leaves 10% of her brain capacity to do the driving.

Men, on the other hand, drive and only occasionally let their thoughts leave the matter at hand - except maybe briefly on a low-cut sunny day.:pac:
(I'm surprised the RSA haven't managed to statistify that one yet).

Oh how true. Summer is the most dangerous time on the roads for we males. If the RSA is serious about road safety it should make it an offence for a girl to wear a skimpy dress near a major thoroughfare. Women don't cause accidents? Bl**dy right they do:rolleyes:

AckwelFoley

seamus wrote: »

Ah, another one of these loaded questions.

Probably something along the lines of, "Have you ever felt unsafe while a passenger in a car with a male driver?", and not, "Do you always feel unsafe when a man is driving?".

Because the latter is clearly too unambiguous a question.

The RSA are full of ****, and they always have been. They come up with answers and then ask questions that will illicit the response they're looking for. They have no sense of objectivity whatsoever.

fully agree,

A poll result is only as good as how it was conducted,

kerry4sam

and http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0630/roadsafety.html states that "Two-thirds of women passengers killed in car crashes are travelling in vehicles driven by men"

EamonnKeane

kerry4sam wrote: »

and http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0630/roadsafety.html states that "Two-thirds of women passengers killed in car crashes are travelling in vehicles driven by men"

1. Men drive more than women do
2. If a car has a women as a passenger, the majority of the time the driver will be her husband/boyfriend

So more irrelevant statistics

seamus

kerry4sam wrote: »

and http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0630/roadsafety.html states that "Two-thirds of women passengers killed in car crashes are travelling in vehicles driven by men"

And what is the proportion of male -v- female licenced drivers?

Even where a couple can both drive, you'll find that 9 times out of ten the man will drive and the woman will be the passenger.

That figure is 100% meaningless without examining other factors.

Spud83

The second women driver to crash outside a learner centre when starting her test.

link

seamus

To be fair, the location of the test centre in that industrial estate and the volume of commercial vehicles coming in and out means that very inexperienced learners could easily panic or make a mistake and cause a crash.

Steve

seamus wrote: »

To be fair, the location of the test centre in that industrial estate and the volume of commercial vehicles coming in and out means that very inexperienced learners could easily panic or make a mistake and cause a crash.

Maybe that's why it's there, what would be the point of doing a test on an empty road with no traffic and cushions on every corner. They're supposed to be able to drive and cope with situations like that to demonstrate that they are fit to be let loose on the road.

Spud83

stevec wrote: »

Maybe that's why it's there, what would be the point of doing a test on an empty road with no traffic and cushions on every corner. They're supposed to be able to drive and cope with situations like that to demonstrate that they are fit to be let loose on the road.

I dont think Seamus was saying that its unfair. More that he understands how two obviously inexperienced and nervous learner drivers could crash there. They obviously failed and have to go reapply like any other driver who failed.

seamus

stevec wrote: »

Maybe that's why it's there, what would be the point of doing a test on an empty road with no traffic and cushions on every corner. They're supposed to be able to drive and cope with situations like that to demonstrate that they are fit to be let loose on the road.

Indeed. But I would imagine there are a large number of drivers now getting their test completely unprepared. They will fail of course, but their nervousness and inexperience would probably explain why there have been two recent crashes there.

Steve

seamus wrote: »

Indeed. But I would imagine there are a large number of drivers now getting their test completely unprepared. They will fail of course, but their nervousness and inexperience would probably explain why there have been two recent crashes there.

Agreed, if anything, it demonstrates that the learners were overconfident and not experienced enough to take the test in the first place. I'd be more worried about the guys who pass the test in the quieter areas just because there were less 'real life' situations presenting themselves.

Sean Quagmire

Reminds of that southpark episode where everyone in the town starts poo-ing through there mouth instead of there bum. And a doctor was on the tv saying ‘excretion through the mouth is perfectly safe and may in fact decrease the chances of dangerous colon cancer, and I base that fact on absolutely nothing’