Women park cars better?!?

davet82

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/women-are-better-at-parking-than-men-study-suggests-3003458.html

Supposedly women are better at parking cars than men a study has shown… I refuse to accept the findings! I think most women will admit to being crap at parking?

i'm pretty damn good at parking thanks

someuser905

yes

Mint Sauce

bluewolf wrote: »

i'm pretty damn good at parking thanks

There are the odd exception wolfie, but generally, the only door a women should be getting in and out off is the passenger door.

:pac:

slarkin123

I've found that its mostly men that have abandoned car syndrome

dr.bollocko

The method of scoring is arbitrary. The article is complete BS.
This thread will ignite into a crapfest soon and will be locked as a result.

davet82

dr.bollocko wrote: »

The method of scoring is arbitrary. The article is complete BS.
This thread will ignite into a crapfest soon and will be locked as a result.

have some faith bollocko, it might become a thread awash with insightful posting... i doubt it but ya never know :rolleyes:

Mint Sauce

dr.bollocko wrote: »

The method of scoring is arbitrary. The article is complete BS.
This thread will ignite into a crapfest soon and will be locked as a result.

IBTL

**NSFW**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGpQgCmGllk

The King of Moo

*obligatory "Why would there be a car in the kitchen?" joke*

MagicMarker

Better at parking, making sandwiches, what next!?! :eek:

Mint Sauce

MagicMarker wrote: »

Better at parking, making sandwiches, what next!?! :eek:

Ironing?

seamus

All the study actually says is that women are more likely to take their time setting themselves up and then correcting their position, whereas men will park quicker and are less fastidious about being perfectly straight. My wife will adjust and move about to get it straight, open the door, "Ooh, I'm not straight", then change it again.

I'll park in, and if I'm straight to within five degrees it's close enough.

"Better" depends on your definition. When men talk about being able to park, they're talking about slotting it in on the first go, not about getting it perfectly straight or being good at finding parking spots.

Men in "more efficient", women in "more attentive" shocker.

I'm actually pretty god damn fantastic at parking.

I once had a bloke stand watching me park the car (tight parallel spot) and then give me a round of applause with a genuine look of awe on his face. Gobshyte. :rolleyes:

dark crystal

I'm more adept at reverse and parallel parking than most men I know.

It's not rocket science

davet82

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm actually pretty god damn fantastic at parking.

I once had a bloke stand watching me park the car (tight parallel spot) and then give me a round of applause with a genuine look of awe on his face. Gobshyte. :rolleyes:

I was that bloke, i'm still clapping

Seomra Mushie

seamus wrote: »

All the study actually says is that women are more likely to take their time setting themselves up and then correcting their position, whereas men will park quicker and are less fastidious about being perfectly straight. My wife will adjust and move about to get it straight, open the door, "Ooh, I'm not straight", then change it again.

I'll park in, and if I'm straight to within five degrees it's close enough.

"Better" depends on your definition. When men talk about being able to park, they're talking about slotting it in on the first go, not about getting it perfectly straight or being good at finding parking spots.

Men in "more efficient", women in "more attentive" shocker.

Parking not exactly straight, even being out a tiny bit can hinder other parkers.

Cantona's Collars

Man: See's space-parks.

Woman: See's space,lines up car,drives in at an angle,backs out,tries again,repeat's procedure,gives up & abandons car,opens door and smacks it off the car beside her,walks off.

antomorro-sei

Deleted User wrote: »

I once had a bloke stand watching me park the car (tight parallel spot) and then give me a round of applause with a genuine look of awe on his face. Gobshyte. :rolleyes:

A completely random bloke? Absolute hero.

davet82

How many women here have been driving around the car park and spotted a man in difficulty parking, looking around desperately for help until you jump out of your own car and park it for them?

I rest my case

MagicMarker

Seomra Mushie wrote: »

Parking not exactly straight, even being out a tiny bit can hinder other parkers.

Do you bring a ruler with you?

davet82

davet82 wrote: »

I was that bloke, i'm still clapping

Aw is it because the pretty little blonde driving the big fast car can park better than you?

RachaelVO

This thread is going well...

I say well, I mean better than I thought... still time before it's locked though!

dark crystal

davet82 wrote: »

How many women here have been driving around the car park and spotted a man in difficulty parking, looking around desperately for help until you jump out of your own car and park it for them?

I rest my case

None, but I've never seen a woman do it either.

However, I've seen plenty of men take up two spaces because they're unable to park correctly.

davet82

Deleted User wrote: »

Aw is it because the pretty little blonde driving the big fast car can park better than you?

damn you

davet82

dark crystal wrote: »

None, but I've never seen a woman do it either.

However, I've seen plenty of men take up two spaces because they're unable to park correctly.

no thats buffer space to stop women smacking their car door off your car if they park next to you

Lady Chuckles

irish-stew wrote: »

There are the odd exception wolfie, but generally, the only door a women should be getting in and out off is the passenger door.

:pac:

... Are you saying women should get private drivers? And if so, will the driver open the door for us as well?

I'm okay with that :pac:

Seomra Mushie

MagicMarker wrote: »

Do you bring a ruler with you?

Give the human eye and brain some credit.

TheZohanS

Deleted User wrote: »

Aw is it because the pretty little blonde driving the big fast car can park better than you?

Nah, I'd imagine it's because you managed to escape from the kitc....ah never mind...

dark crystal

davet82 wrote: »

no thats buffer space to stop women smacking their car door off your car if they park next to you

Smart thinking.

Mr. Presentable

study suggests

The findings contradict not only popular belief but also previous research. Figures from the Driving Standards Agency last year disclosed that tens of thousands more women fail their driving test on parking errors than men.

All due respect to female drivers, some are exceptions to this, but have you ever looked at the corners of a typical woman's car. Holed lenses, scraped trim, scratched bumpers. The study makes no reference to how many bumps the driver has before getting parked finally

davet82

davet82 wrote: »

How many women here have been driving around the car park and spotted a man in difficulty parking, looking around desperately for help until you jump out of your own car and park it for them?

Haven't quite had to do that. I have however had to help a few MEN get their cars out of car parks during the snow. Revving like there's no tomorrow. One guy got really annoyed at me for trying to "help", he was driving an automatic. He actually shouted at me for suggesting he take the car out of D (he hadn't shouted at the three men who had tried to push his car out). Funnily enough two seconds after he conceeded to my suggestion, his car moved and off he drove.

Mr. Presentable

dark crystal wrote: »

None, but I've never seen a woman do it either.

However, I've seen plenty of men take up two spaces because they're unwilling to park correctly.

With this I agree.

It wasn't me!

Seomra Mushie wrote: »

Parking not exactly straight, even being out a tiny bit can hinder other parkers.

Not one with a tiny bit of cop-on about them. If it's between the lines, anybody should be able to park next to it without a bother.

Mr. Presentable

Mr. Presentable wrote: »

All due respect to female drivers, some are exceptions to this, but have you ever looked at the corners of a typical woman's car. Holed lenses, scraped trim, scratched bumpers. The study makes no reference to how many bumps the driver has before getting parked finally

wtf is a "typical man's" car then? smashed in from too many crashes?

Mint Sauce

Lady Chuckles wrote: »

... Are you saying women should get private drivers? And if so, will the driver open the door for us as well?

I'm okay with that :pac:

If it makes our roads safer, and stop ye's dinging the sides of our cars when you get out....

then yes.

inforfun

I live close to a ladies only hairdresser and i know better than what the thread title suggests.

Wompa1

My mother can't park for sh!t, My sister can't park for sh!t and one of my ex girlfriends also can't park for sh!t

Having said that I know quite a few that are very good at parking but they do take an awful long time to do it. I'm not great at parking and I'm a guy. I'll get it into the spot but if I'm parallel parking by the street I'm usually right up against the curb.

davet82

Deleted User wrote: »

Haven't quite had to do that. I have however had to help a few MEN get their cars out of car parks during the snow. Revving like there's no tomorrow. One guy got really annoyed at me for trying to "help", he was driving an automatic. He actually shouted at me for suggesting he take the car out of D (he hadn't shouted at the three men who had tried to push his car out). Funnily enough two seconds after he conceeded to my suggestion, his car moved and off he drove.

Cross dressing women is my only explanation for that one :cool:

Lady Chuckles

irish-stew wrote: »

If it makes our roads safer, and stop ye's dinging the sides of our cars when you get out....

then yes.

I'll send you the bill then, Mr Stew. :pac:

Cantona's Collars

davet82 wrote: »

Cross dressing women is my only explanation for that one :cool:

He drives an automatic-that revokes his man card unless he has a disability that stops him driving a manual.

zerks

zerks wrote: »

He drives an automatic-that revokes his man card unless he has a disability that stops him driving a manual.

I feel the need to use this ==> :rolleyes:

dammit, look what you made me do :mad:

Abi

Nothing like an aul gender war to make you face palm and not bother checking into AH for a few days. We've covered the accents and the skanger pyjama clad threads just recently. We just have to cover the fordiners and we can start all over again.


No gender is better than the other at driving / parking. Both genders have their good and bad parkers. C'est la vie, mon amie.

Seachmall

bluewolf wrote: »

wtf is a "typical man's" car then? smashed in from too many crashes?

Women actually crash more than men.

Men are just involved in more serious crashes.

the_syco

Woman sees spot. Woman drives past spot. Women puts on handbrake. Woman looks at spot again, to ensure she is the correct distance away from it. Woman sees me park my car in the spot, get out, and walk away.

I HATE people who take too long to park by reversing into the spot!

biko

davet82 wrote: »

" rel="nofollow">I refuse to accept the findings! I think most women will admit to being crap at parking?

Hot parking potato - Motors

biko

the_syco wrote: »

I HATE people who take too long to park by reversing into the spot!

Tbh, and it's probably a different discussion, but reversing into the spot is miles better than reversing out if it. Better view, better control, everything.

Cantona's Collars

Deleted User wrote: »

I feel the need to use this ==> :rolleyes:

dammit, look what you made me do :mad:

:D:D

I lost my faith in women parking when some bint in Carlow smashed in the door of my car (it wasn't just a little tip) while trying to park then drove off.Security saw it on cctv but couldn't get the number of the car.

corktina

women are too careful to be good parkers. They may well get it right eventually but they take ages to acheive it, whereas men will often get it more or less right the first time and settle for less than perfection

To sum up, I don't give a damn really, so long as it isnt obnoxious

cruiser178

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm actually pretty god damn fantastic at parking.

I once had a bloke stand watching me park the car (tight parallel spot) and then give me a round of applause with a genuine look of awe on his face. Gobshyte. :rolleyes:

I once watched a woman parallel park for about 5 mins. When she got out of the car I asked her "do you want me to call you a taxi? with a stern look on her face she said, why? I said, "so you can get to the footpath.

Fiona

corktina wrote: »

women are too careful to be good parkers.

Damn right when you have an original set of BBS RS underneath you :cool::cool::P:P

I ain't curbing my wheels for nobody and if it takes me 30 seconds longer to get into a space then tough ya may wait :rolleyes:

I love the challenge of getting into a tricky spot, think logically about it, angle your mirrors right and away you go. Admire your work and then walk off

johnayo

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm actually pretty god damn fantastic at parking.

I once had a bloke stand watching me park the car (tight parallel spot) and then give me a round of applause with a genuine look of awe on his face. Gobshyte. :rolleyes:

I think he had the clap:rolleyes::rolleyes: