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Women Are Better Drivers Than Men – Studies by etunoman76(m): 5:07am On Nov 22, 2014
Generally, women are seen as more fragile than men, but when it comes to the battle of the sexes as to who does better behind the wheel – the better driver – women should be given the pass mark, some studies have said.

The favourable rating of women in this category is regardless of the usual ‘we-can-do-things-better’ cliché associated with men or their over-flogged masculinity, which makes them consider themselves as better behind the wheel.

The studies revealed that 80 per cent of all fatal and serious car crashes are caused by male drivers and that women are 27 per cent less likely than men to cause auto accidents because women are more cautious and would rarely over-speed when driving, unlike men who can be a bit overly confident sometimes.

The researchers found that factors such as higher propensity to take risks, defying traffic laws, failure to use seat belt, reckless driving, over-speeding, failure to yield, higher level of aggression, high testosterone and the fact that men simply make too many mistakes behind the wheel make them worst drivers.

Even though men drive more miles, drive more dangerously and die more than women in car crashes, they often think they are better drivers, a position many attribute to their macho trait, which makes them see their cars and their driving ability as an extension of themselves.

Rose Pinto, 34, a certified driving instructor at Sharkey’s Auto Driving School, Brooklyn, United States, said men are overconfident, which she said is their downfall. “Even if a guy doesn’t know what he is doing, he is more inclined to say he does,” she said.

In a research by a Car Monitoring Firm, Wunelli, which analysed black box recorders used by some insurance companies to monitor the vehicles of 19,000 motorists to set premiums, women were also found to be better drivers.

The recorders monitored more than 40 million journeys and 154 million miles of travels by the motorists over four years and half of the drivers were men while the other half were women.

The verdict from the data collected showed that, “Overall, women are up to a fifth safer on the road while men drive 28 per cent more at night than women, they exceed speed limits 12 per cent more and brake hard 11 per cent more than women.”

In a summary of the study by the Oxford-based Social Issues Research Centre, men are more than four times likely to be arrested for drunk driving, they tend to be more sceptical about road rules, hence, seeing them as optional. They are less likely to obey traffic laws, such as running red lights, tailgate, and race other drivers, as well as drive drunk. On the other hand, women tend to view traffic laws as just and necessary, hence, would obey them even when safety is not a factor.

The summary said, “A vast literature, plus common sense, indicates that men are far more physically aggressive than women, a behaviour that unsurprisingly manifests itself in the realm of transportation. This is one of the reasons why men are more likely to make rude gestures or verbally abuse other drivers.

“Clearly, heightened aggression may lead not just to disobeying traffic laws, but to dangerous display of emotionally-charged recklessness behind the wheel. This is apart from the fact that some men are more likely to consume excessive amounts of alcohol, which causes and exacerbates reckless behaviour, and can manifest in dangerous driving.

“This would explain why men drive faster than women. All of these indicate that men simply receive greater pleasure from the power, speed and danger that can be found behind the wheel, and thus are at the greater risk of severe accidents when it all goes wrong.”

It noted further that apart from the fact that male drivers would more likely thunder over rugged terrain, the main thrust of the research is thus moving toward a biological explanation.

“There is pretty consistent agreement that thrill- and sensation-seeking is linked to testosterone levels, which are obviously higher in men than in women, while other findings have shown that testosterone levels are also high in women who commit unprovoked violent crimes.

“Hence, male aggression, which they transfer to the roads, can be traced to an inborn territorial instinct and the result of that on the road can be tragic.”

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Re: Women Are Better Drivers Than Men – Studies by fingard02k(m): 5:11am On Nov 22, 2014
eheee imagine PEG driving of dangote truck ..her nickname will turn to crusher
Re: Women Are Better Drivers Than Men – Studies by Tallesty1(m): 5:54am On Nov 22, 2014
If you're on motorway and the woman driving in front of you turns on the wipers when it's not raining, it can only mean one thing...
She will be changing lanes.
Re: Women Are Better Drivers Than Men – Studies by bennygreat1(m): 6:29am On Nov 22, 2014
I still Men drive better on the road than Women.
Re: Women Are Better Drivers Than Men – Studies by RAKITIC: 6:55am On Nov 22, 2014
Depends on the individual
Re: Women Are Better Drivers Than Men – Studies by osile2012: 1:51pm On Nov 22, 2014
[size=15pt]How come people don't employ female drivers? grin grin [/size]

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