Motorcycle rider here since I was 16, and also practicing "defensive driving" always. I have lost counts how many times it has saved me, knock on wood.
Regarding the thread title, I have always thought that women circulate better, but men drive better. When it comes to car control, men usually have the edge. Just think of all the couples you know and ask yourself who would be quicker on a cones slalom, or if asked to drive a difficult twisty road, the guy or the lady? I have little doubts, don't know a single case where I would say the lady is quicker (Though I know at least a lady that for sure would be quicker than me! Not than her men, though
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