I would just like to point out one slight difference between male and female drivers. Men are more aggressive drivers and take bigger risks and make the decision to do so faster. Women generally drive much less aggressively than men, and are not usually deliberately taking risks. THIS is the key difference between male and female drivers and the reason men get into more accidents. As such, this aspect has nothing to do with skill in driving, but instead illustrates the difference in genetic predisposition. Therefore, accidents and tickets are an unreliable source for determining what gender is a better skilled driver. Tests have been done that show men to have a miniscule edge is actual driving skill over women. But, even those tests were skewed because of the cultural differences between men and women. To use Danica Patrick as an example, she's that female Indy Racing driver pictured on the first page. Technically, she is as good a driver as any man. She has had the same training and passed the same tests to be able to drive a race car. BUT, the difference is she has not WON many races. And this is where her natural tendencies show the differences between men and women. Although she hasn't won many races, she consistantly places in the top ranks of drivers. Why? Because she naturally drives more consistantly than men and does not take those extreme risks that could decide whether she wins or crashes. And it is often that little extra risk that changes who would win the race. Men on the other hand, are more likely to take that chance and risk it all for the win, often leading to disaster. It's called "Going for Broke". That's why a lot of the male drivers both admire her and despise her. Because they know she is going to be consistant and won't be easy to "bait" into taking the extra risk where they can take advantage of any mistakes. Basically, she throws a monkey wrench into the tactics and it makes it harder to run and stick to a game plan.
So, basically, both sexes are equally capable in skills, but they approach risks differently. Now saying that, I will say this, some of the "worst" drivers in my area are not men, or even teenagers, but instead middle aged "soccor moms". Why? Because they are trying to do several things at once. (makeup, hair, cell phone, kids etc.) So it's not a gender thing, or even an age thing, but a combination of factors. (distractions, rushing, experience, emotional state.) Men have those same factors, but the levels of each are different for men than women. Distractions may play a bigger role in female accidents, whereas male impatience and emotional state play a bigger role in causing male accidents. The only factor that really favors one gender over the other is that men typically drive more often and longer distances than women. The frequncy and duration that you spend on the road GREATLY affects your risk of an accident. Tests have shown that under the exact same conditions with the same exact factors, men and women are equally skilled and at risk of an accident. So yes, women can drive. But so can men. And there is a difference between speeding and driving too fast. You can drive 100MPH and be perfectly safe, yet you can also drive only 50MPH and be a danger. That's why here in the States, you can get a "speeding" ticket even if you aren't exceeding the limit. So why is this important? Because, take the Autobahn for instance. There are less accidents per car-mile than on the US "super" highways. Why? But aren't people driving twice as fast on the Autobahn than you can on US "super" highways? Yes they are. BUT, the critical difference is that typically people on the Autobahn concentrate more on driving BECAUSE they are going so fast. That just clearly demonstrates how much those factors (distractions, rushing, weather, emotional state.) play a role in causing an accident. So whether you are male or female makes no difference in skill, people just need to concentrate on driving, stop trying to do 10 other things, and don't drive if you are in a bad or upset mood. If everyone did that, accidents would probably drop by atleast 50%.
And ladies, some guys just like to call women bad drivers to either piss them off or tease them. IE, men know they can get an emotional rise out of you by saying that. It's just something men can tease women about the way men tease eachother about other things that they couldn't and shouldn't tease a woman about. In those cases, the validity of the argument is irrelevant, it's the goal of getting a response from you that is relevant.
So, basically, both sexes are equally capable in skills, but they approach risks differently. Now saying that, I will say this, some of the "worst" drivers in my area are not men, or even teenagers, but instead middle aged "soccor moms". Why? Because they are trying to do several things at once. (makeup, hair, cell phone, kids etc.) So it's not a gender thing, or even an age thing, but a combination of factors. (distractions, rushing, experience, emotional state.) Men have those same factors, but the levels of each are different for men than women. Distractions may play a bigger role in female accidents, whereas male impatience and emotional state play a bigger role in causing male accidents. The only factor that really favors one gender over the other is that men typically drive more often and longer distances than women. The frequncy and duration that you spend on the road GREATLY affects your risk of an accident. Tests have shown that under the exact same conditions with the same exact factors, men and women are equally skilled and at risk of an accident. So yes, women can drive. But so can men. And there is a difference between speeding and driving too fast. You can drive 100MPH and be perfectly safe, yet you can also drive only 50MPH and be a danger. That's why here in the States, you can get a "speeding" ticket even if you aren't exceeding the limit. So why is this important? Because, take the Autobahn for instance. There are less accidents per car-mile than on the US "super" highways. Why? But aren't people driving twice as fast on the Autobahn than you can on US "super" highways? Yes they are. BUT, the critical difference is that typically people on the Autobahn concentrate more on driving BECAUSE they are going so fast. That just clearly demonstrates how much those factors (distractions, rushing, weather, emotional state.) play a role in causing an accident. So whether you are male or female makes no difference in skill, people just need to concentrate on driving, stop trying to do 10 other things, and don't drive if you are in a bad or upset mood. If everyone did that, accidents would probably drop by atleast 50%.
And ladies, some guys just like to call women bad drivers to either piss them off or tease them. IE, men know they can get an emotional rise out of you by saying that. It's just something men can tease women about the way men tease eachother about other things that they couldn't and shouldn't tease a woman about. In those cases, the validity of the argument is irrelevant, it's the goal of getting a response from you that is relevant.
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