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26-09-11, 01:34 PM

Women are generally rubbish at driving full stop.

Over the next week or so when out on the bike, keep a count of the number of drivers who you think didn't see you, when they should have been aware of your presence. Once you are in a position to see the driver, then take a note male or female. I've done it a few times and it's about 70-75% female.

To be fair most of those women are driving along quite nicely, obeying the rules & speed limits, etc, they are not likely to have an accident so long as the traffic flows like it does 99.99% of the time, and nothing happens that they are not expecting, BUT they have no frickin' idea of what's around them or what constitutes a dangerous situation. Awareness is the key issue.

Of the remaining males, the majority are talking on the phone, eating, chatting to a passenger, in a rush and didn't take time to look, or just completely arrogant and driving a fancy car thinking they have right of way at all times.

I'm sure I'll get flamed by all the women for these comments, but almost all of the women on here ride bikes, which does wonders for your awareness, so probably don't fall under this generalisation. Everyone men and women should be forced to ride a motorbike for a year before they are allowed to sit a car test.

The problem with women and parking/map reading is spatial awareness, and that's well studied with mental agility tests such as 3D shapes and shape rotation/recognition, and men always outperform women in these tests.

Interest is also another issue, men generally are interested in driving technique, women just want to get from A to B. If you are not interested and don't apply yourself to a task, don't expect to be good at it.

Women however multi-task better, and switch tasks better, so if a women has the training to recognise dangerous situations, and applies all of her mental ability to driving, she will actually make a better driver than a man as she has better mental agility and can adapt better to changing situations. Women make great pursuit and emergency response drivers in the emergency services.

What they don't have/or suffer from depending on your perspective, is testosterone. Actually a disadvantage on the road, but a major advantage on the race track, hence the lack of women in motor racing.

26-09-11, 01:34 PM	#9
-Ralph- Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Report shows women cannot park their cars Women are generally rubbish at driving full stop. Over the next week or so when out on the bike, keep a count of the number of drivers who you think didn't see you, when they should have been aware of your presence. Once you are in a position to see the driver, then take a note male or female. I've done it a few times and it's about 70-75% female. To be fair most of those women are driving along quite nicely, obeying the rules & speed limits, etc, they are not likely to have an accident so long as the traffic flows like it does 99.99% of the time, and nothing happens that they are not expecting, BUT they have no frickin' idea of what's around them or what constitutes a dangerous situation. Awareness is the key issue. Of the remaining males, the majority are talking on the phone, eating, chatting to a passenger, in a rush and didn't take time to look, or just completely arrogant and driving a fancy car thinking they have right of way at all times. I'm sure I'll get flamed by all the women for these comments, but almost all of the women on here ride bikes, which does wonders for your awareness, so probably don't fall under this generalisation. Everyone men and women should be forced to ride a motorbike for a year before they are allowed to sit a car test. The problem with women and parking/map reading is spatial awareness, and that's well studied with mental agility tests such as 3D shapes and shape rotation/recognition, and men always outperform women in these tests. Interest is also another issue, men generally are interested in driving technique, women just want to get from A to B. If you are not interested and don't apply yourself to a task, don't expect to be good at it. Women however multi-task better, and switch tasks better, so if a women has the training to recognise dangerous situations, and applies all of her mental ability to driving, she will actually make a better driver than a man as she has better mental agility and can adapt better to changing situations. Women make great pursuit and emergency response drivers in the emergency services. What they don't have/or suffer from depending on your perspective, is testosterone. Actually a disadvantage on the road, but a major advantage on the race track, hence the lack of women in motor racing. Last edited by -Ralph-; 26-09-11 at 02:06 PM.