I agree with the last comment posted. I was looking for some fact which would show just how many men vs. women were the drivers in the number of accidents posted. Show me some statistics that solve the mystery, or, we could choose to battle it out along with the chicken vs. the egg theory.
I am a bad driver. I have totalled six cars and had six fender benders on top of that in my 26 years of driving. My wife is a great driver and has never had an accident. She drives 85% of the time when we are together. However when the weather gets bad (in the northern plains, it can get nasty), she always asks me to drive. I don\’t freak out like she does when the roads get icy.
My theory has always been that (generally speaking) when men cause accidents, it\’s because they overestimate their abilities or underestimate their vehicle\’s abilities, whereas when women cause accidents it\’s because they aren\’t paying attention. I\’d also like to see some statistics about the proportion of single vehicle accidents among men/women.
I\’d rather think that (generally speaking) overestimating the capacity of one\’s vehicle would be more dangerous than the opposite. Anyway, I\’ve said I\’m lazy to look for statistics but if one of you would then try here:
Highway Loss Data Institute
1005 N. Glebe Road, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22201 USA
tel 703/247-1600
fax 703/247-1595
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
1005 N. Glebe Road, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22201 USA
tel 703/247-1500
fax 703/247-1588
IIHS Fatality Facts 2004: Gender
FATALITY FACTS 2004: GENDER Sections: OVERVIEW AGE DIFFERENCES ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT More men than women die each year in motor vehicle crashes. Men typically drive more miles than women and more often engage in risky driving practices including not using seat belts, driving while impaired by alcohol, and speeding. Crashes involving male drivers often are more severe than those involving women. However, when crashes of equal severity are examined by gender, females are more likely than males to be killed or injured.
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Perhaps someone should drop a line to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (Arlington, VA) at http://www.iihs.org
They surely have something.
(I\’m too lazy to do it myself)
I agree with the last comment posted. I was looking for some fact which would show just how many men vs. women were the drivers in the number of accidents posted. Show me some statistics that solve the mystery, or, we could choose to battle it out along with the chicken vs. the egg theory.
Your opinion went right out the window once I noticed your lack of punctuation, horrific spelling and sentence structure. BTW, it is spelled \”POLL\”.
I am a bad driver. I have totalled six cars and had six fender benders on top of that in my 26 years of driving. My wife is a great driver and has never had an accident. She drives 85% of the time when we are together. However when the weather gets bad (in the northern plains, it can get nasty), she always asks me to drive. I don\’t freak out like she does when the roads get icy.
Maybe she \”freaks out\” because she doesn\’t want to lose control… whereas you are probably used to not having control of your vehicle very often.
\”just roll it back over honey and we can keep driving….\”
My theory has always been that (generally speaking) when men cause accidents, it\’s because they overestimate their abilities or underestimate their vehicle\’s abilities, whereas when women cause accidents it\’s because they aren\’t paying attention. I\’d also like to see some statistics about the proportion of single vehicle accidents among men/women.
I\’d rather think that (generally speaking) overestimating the capacity of one\’s vehicle would be more dangerous than the opposite. Anyway, I\’ve said I\’m lazy to look for statistics but if one of you would then try here:
Highway Loss Data Institute
1005 N. Glebe Road, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22201 USA
tel 703/247-1600
fax 703/247-1595
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
1005 N. Glebe Road, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22201 USA
tel 703/247-1500
fax 703/247-1588
IIHS Fatality Facts 2004: Gender
FATALITY FACTS 2004: GENDER Sections: OVERVIEW AGE DIFFERENCES ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT More men than women die each year in motor vehicle crashes. Men typically drive more miles than women and more often engage in risky driving practices including not using seat belts, driving while impaired by alcohol, and speeding. Crashes involving male drivers often are more severe than those involving women. However, when crashes of equal severity are examined by gender, females are more likely than males to be killed or injured.
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men are better then women drivers, period!
Men are supposed to be better drivers insofar they survive their crashes (names withheld to protect the culprits)…
get over it.