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The Battle of the Sexes: Male vs Female Drivers

A common debate which has been going on as long as I can remember is whether woman or men are better drivers. If you ask a group of men what they think they are likely to say men are better drivers, however many organisations and insurance provides are specialising in products for female drivers.

A recent survey done by confused.com found that women take longer to pass their driving tests. The average women needs 21 lessons before they are able to pass the test, whilst men take 17 lessons on average. Females were also found to be more nervous before a test so this fact could be down to nerves rather than bad driving.

A study which came up last year found that women take 20 seconds longer to park than men. However it is thought that this is because men have greater spatial awareness and coordination which helps them better assess where the car is moving to.

When it comes to road safety it seems that men have a bit to learn according to figures from the road safety charity Brake. More than 80 per cent of all drunk or drug charges, careless driving convictions, speeding offences and convictions for neglecting traffic signs were brought against men in 2008.

This is probably a debate which will never end but all these facts show that its not just females who need to shop around for car insurance, males should also think about shopping around for the cheapest cover.

Add comment July 19th, 2010

When is too old to drive?

The thought of ever having to take my driving test again would fill me with dread. Although I was actually very confident about my driving ability, the mere fact that I was sitting a test made me really nervous and I failed my first exam. Thankfully I passed second time so only had to go through to nightmare twice. But retaking it at 17 was bad enough so I would hate to think what state I would be in if I had to take it in my old age. And for that reason I hope that I never have to.

Having said that a 93 year old driver called Jack Higgs is swaying my decision somewhat. Mr Higgs lives next door to a Porshe showroom and he managed to somehow lose control of his Ford Fiesta and accidentally hit two Porshes causing £60,000 worth of damage.

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He can’t explain how he lost control of his car (whilst reversing) with it somehow ending up on it’s roof with poor Mr Higgs handing upside down. Mr Higgs now says “But that’s it - the end of my driving career, I’m never driving again.”

So maybe there is a good reason to retest when we reach our old age after all our reactions and attention must be much slower.

Maybe when I am old our public transport will be the envy of the world and I won’t mind using public transport to get around, but then again maybe I can catch a ride on that flying pig!!!

Add comment April 17th, 2008


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