Women are better drivers than men

[STEED]

No such thing as the perfect driver, all drivers can muck up for a number of reasons.

No I don't drive.

[Hitman]

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 )

[mapuc]

I have never seen myself as a good driver I know I had my limit and those was the reason to why I haven't been driving a car since 2010.

It have nothing to do with drinking or smoke funny tobacco or illness

My problems was and still are-concentration which is a big must when you drive a car from A to B.

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

@ Hitman

Well, the thread was intended to be an ironic one: my protest against some recent and relentless propaganda which has been added to a general litany of anti-male stuff here in the UK just lately.

I don't dare to doubt the statistics yet they fly in the face of my own personal experience, in that whenever I've been threatened or indeed nearly creamed by another vehicle being driven recklessly, there's usually been a woman at the wheel. Just saying....

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Utahans like to talk about "typical" and "bad" Utah drivers. Whenever that topic comes up my first response is always "Never forget, you are one". When they start to get offended I mention the half-million cars on the road every day, and that if only 0.001% make a stupid mistake on a given day that's still 500 stupid mistakes being witnessed by several people who then comment "Stupid Utah drivers!" If you only have to make such mistake once in your life there are still going to be several people making derogatory comments.

So yes, no matter who or where you are there is going to be someone commenting on terrible drivers and using you as an example. By that standard, you are a bad driver, and so am I.

I know you live in Utah, Steve. You may not believe this but my comment wasn't meant as an indictment of drivers in your state. It just turned out that the video that I posted was that of another terrible driver.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

I know you live in Utah, Steve. You may not believe this but my comment wasn't meant as an indictment of drivers in your state. It just turned out that the video that I posted was that of another terrible driver.

I never said it was. I was merely picking up on what you said and adding my observations according to my own experience. I didn't even look at the video. My point was simply that people talk about others being terrible drivers and don't always look at the whole picture.

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I never said it was. I was merely picking up on what you said and adding my observations according to my own experience. I didn't even look at the video. My point was simply that people talk about others being terrible drivers and don't always look at the whole picture.

It's all good Steve. I thought as much but wanted to clarify what I said. Actually, Nathaniel B made a good point with regards to motorcycles. I took a nationally rated motorcycle safety course when I decided I was going to ride a motorcycle more often. I grew up on them and was riding at 7. I wasn't sure the course had much to offer me.

I was so very wrong. I use everything that I was taught in the classroom and on the range in the safety course. I have further applied that to how I drive a car and although I think I was a good driver, I think I'm better now. I use the heightened sense of awareness from driving a motorcycle and apply that to when I'm driving my cars. I'm glad I approached the motorcycle safety course with an open mind. It also paid off with lower insurance premiums. I will be taking the advanced course at some point in the future when I have the time.


http://msf-usa.org






The programs are all similar regardless of what state you might be in but tuition and fees may vary.


* my courses were considerable more advanced than the video above. The courses I took were meant for the motorcycle driver who had been riding for a long time.