Are men better drivers than women?

MikeM · 05-01-2012 5:04pm #1

Ok people lets hear your comments good bad or different. We have all heard (mostly from men ) that men are a lot better than women at driving is this actually true and if so have you proof to back it up? i know that statistics say most accidents are caused by young males lets leave then out of this as we know they dont drive safe but lets take the rest of the driving population . I have to say and this is true for my girlfriend her co ordination is very bad i.e. trying to drive into a space but the carpark space is too small for the car . is that just her or is that all women ?

Sunnyisland · 05-01-2012 5:04pm

Yes

ThePower11 · 05-01-2012 5:05pm

*gets popcorn*

FatherLen · 05-01-2012 5:05pm

ThePower11 wrote: »

*gets popcorn*

i'll bring the beers

recylingbin · 05-01-2012 5:06pm

*checks rearview mirror for popcorn*

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 05-01-2012 5:06pm

i thought most accidents were caused by women but most deaths were caused by men, down to young mens idiotic need to drive too fast on bad roads

msg11 · 05-01-2012 5:07pm

As a man, I really believe the standard of womens driving has fallen. Men are still better, women are just cocky drivers now.

h2005 · 05-01-2012 5:07pm

I don`t remember any women in formula 1

Oranage2 · 05-01-2012 5:07pm

Quicker reactions and more likely to take risks is why men dominate motor sports -

As for your typical A to B driver there's very little difference if anything women and safer and there are stats to prove it.

Kiera · 05-01-2012 5:08pm

No.

smcgiff · 05-01-2012 5:08pm

If anyone says women are better drivers because their insurance premium is cheaper - what they are really saying is that they don't understand how insurance works. :rolleyes:

celtictiger32 · 05-01-2012 5:08pm

yes

MikeM · 05-01-2012 5:08pm

recylingbin wrote: »

*checks rearview mirror for popcorn*

hahahahha

Sunnyisland · 05-01-2012 5:08pm

I find a lot of women drivers to be more nervous and not at all confident when driving,I also find them speeding up and Braking for no apparent reasons especially on motorways,As I say not all women but enough of them.

recylingbin · 05-01-2012 5:09pm

Oranage2 wrote: »

women and safer and there are stats to prove it.

Most women don't report reefing someone's car out of it in a carpark.
The stats are skewed.

MikeM · 05-01-2012 5:10pm

Women are very cautious and probaly more so than men , but is this a good thing ? like driving too slow on a road is as dangerous as driving too fast

Tom · 05-01-2012 5:10pm

h2005 wrote: »

I don`t remember any women in formula 1

There have been a couple but they never lasted long - pit stops took agggggeeees with all the makeup and stuff and "insert inane stereotype here"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_Formula_One_drivers

MikeM · 05-01-2012 5:11pm

Tom wrote: »

There have been a couple but they never lasted long - pit stops took agggggeeees with all the makeup and stuff and "insert inane stereotype here"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_Formula_One_drivers

chin_grin · 05-01-2012 5:12pm

And what's the deal with those packets of peanuts on airplanes? Could they BE any smaller?

*I'm going to use this reference to death for these sweeping generalisation\observational comedy threads. OR just threads that will go nowhere...........or will soon be locked.

Noo · 05-01-2012 5:12pm

As a woman...

Women are terrible drivers when it come to nervousness, not knowing what to do, stopping randomly, sure didnt a woman drive up grafton st the other day and do a u-turn went she realised something wasnt right.

Buuuuut...men drive way too fast.

Both as bad as each other but for different reasons.

hondasam · 05-01-2012 5:13pm

We are all equal.

FatherLen · 05-01-2012 5:13pm

the next person to use a stereotype in this thread fancies justin beiber

Oranage2 · 05-01-2012 5:14pm

recylingbin wrote: »

Most women don't report reefing someone's car out of it in a carpark.
The stats are skewed.

Though neither do men - Well I know I havent anyway.

ThePower11 · 05-01-2012 5:14pm

hondasam wrote: »

We are all equal.

Except for women.

Tom · 05-01-2012 5:15pm

hondasam wrote: »

We are all equal.

I'm not

CamperMan · 05-01-2012 5:15pm

http://www.cheapcarinsurance.net/10-reasons-why-men-are-better-drivers-than-women/

Chuck Stone · 05-01-2012 5:16pm

AFAIK womens have more accidents but they're smaller and a lot are settled without insurance companies becoming involved.

CamperMan · 05-01-2012 5:17pm

birds are always feckin about putting their makeup on whilst driving, someone should tell them they can't multitask like they think they can..

hondasam · 05-01-2012 5:17pm

Noo wrote: »

As a woman...

Women are terrible drivers when it come to nervousness, not knowing what to do, stopping randomly,

I'm a woman and I'm not guilty of any of those things, I drive to fast, most people tell me I drive like a man.

Micky Dolenz · 05-01-2012 5:20pm

No, just no. I mean yes. what's the question again?

/ car crash thread

Are men better drivers than women?

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