Women have been dealing with sexist criticism of their driving for as long as they’ve been getting behind the wheel, but newresearchshows that women are actually better drivers than men. A new study from the U.K. finds women are safer on the road, something we knew all along.
The British price comparison site Confused.com reviewed 539-thousand driving offenses that happened in England and Wales last yearand found that 79% of them were made by men. Men also outnumbered women four to one in terms of reckless driving and the research shows they speed more as well – 24% of their driving offenses are speeding related, compared to 7% for women.
Men are also five times more likely to be convicted of a DUI, about 5% of their driving crimes are from driving under the influence, compared to just 1% of women’s. The research did find one place men ranked better than women behind the wheel: the driving test. Of the 55% of folks who failed their driving test the first time, 31% were women, while 24% were men. But according to these stats, once we have our licences, women really do make better drivers.
Source:Bolde