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punky · 12-05-2004, 02:38

That report isn't as detailed as the one the was in the Evening Standard earlier (see here). Everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that good driving comes down to high speed.

In my opinion: People think drivers are good because they can drive slowly, when it is fact the complete opposite. Men are normally better drivers because they can drive faster (much faster normally) in the same area that women can drive. For example, it takes virtualy no skill to drive at 15mph, but if you can drive 60 in a 30, without killing yourself or anyone else, you must be a pretty good driver. This is why Schumacher is one of the world's best drivers. He can cope with driving 200mph around a track. If he drove at 30mph around it, I doubt people would have as much respect for him, except for women maybe. My dad who was an driver for an IRV for the Met Police is a brilliant driver, because he could drive at speeds I simply couldn't.

Also, it acknowledged that men drive on average over 6500 miles and for women it is just under 3000. Therefore, you have to normalise the figures to get a fair comparison. You have to halve the male figures straight away - Men will get caught speeding more (and have more accidents) if they drive twice as much. We still have a worse record, but not anywhere near as much as we did before.

Oh, also, it seems like women seem to hit inanimate objects, and objects in a carpark a lot. When you halve the men's figures (or double the women's) it looks even worse. How on earth you can have an accident at 5mph or drive into a post is beyond me. Sorry ladies.

Sorry [/rant]

12-05-2004, 02:38	#19
punky Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 45 Posts: 14,750	Re: It's official - women are better!!!!! That report isn't as detailed as the one the was in the Evening Standard earlier (see here). Everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that good driving comes down to high speed. In my opinion: People think drivers are good because they can drive slowly, when it is fact the complete opposite. Men are normally better drivers because they can drive faster (much faster normally) in the same area that women can drive. For example, it takes virtualy no skill to drive at 15mph, but if you can drive 60 in a 30, without killing yourself or anyone else, you must be a pretty good driver. This is why Schumacher is one of the world's best drivers. He can cope with driving 200mph around a track. If he drove at 30mph around it, I doubt people would have as much respect for him, except for women maybe. My dad who was an driver for an IRV for the Met Police is a brilliant driver, because he could drive at speeds I simply couldn't. Also, it acknowledged that men drive on average over 6500 miles and for women it is just under 3000. Therefore, you have to normalise the figures to get a fair comparison. You have to halve the male figures straight away - Men will get caught speeding more (and have more accidents) if they drive twice as much. We still have a worse record, but not anywhere near as much as we did before. Oh, also, it seems like women seem to hit inanimate objects, and objects in a carpark a lot. When you halve the men's figures (or double the women's) it looks even worse. How on earth you can have an accident at 5mph or drive into a post is beyond me. Sorry ladies. Sorry [/rant]