If women can multi-task, then why are they so bad behind the wheel?
When you see women drive, they usually don't judge the road, come up to a junction or roundabout stop before seeing the road is clear, can't park.
Its not a sexist question, just an observation as they like to boast about their "ability" to multitask over a mans.
Answers:
its because they (and men too) multitask in the car while driving.
if you're going to drive. drive
put on makeup or talk on the phone on the side of the road. goes for the morning paper and eating too.
DONT drive and anything.
just DRIVE!
I DONT THINK YOU CAN TAR ALL WOMEN IN WITH THE SAME BRUSH..MY EXES HAVE ALL SAID IM A BETTER DRIVER THEN THEM AND OFTEN LET ME DRIVE THEIR CARS!SOME WOMEN ARE CRAP BUT SO ARE SOME MEN!I HATE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW!
I've never heard of women bragging about multi tasking. And that's sexist to say that women are bad drivers. It's Asians that are bad drivers.
And Spirit of Radio, thanks for embarrassing ALL men- it's spatial, not spacial.
Multitasking means doing several things in parallel which does not help that much in driving. Driving needs spatial judgement and planning and more a left brained process which men are stronger at.
It's a scientific fact that men have much better spacial awareness than women - men's brains are just wired up that way. This is why men can generally park better than women because men have a 3-D image in their heads of exactly where they are in relation to the world around them. Women don't generally have that to the same extent as men so tasks like driving are more difficult for them. This is a generalisation, my wife is an excellent driver but can't park. I can't fold myself over the end of the settee for 2 solid hours like she can. Each to their own.
Car insurance is cheaper for women because they have fewer accidents but that doesn't mean they are better drivers than men - how many accident do they cause and simply sail away from oblivious by not concentrating on the road?
Guess I am the exception to your observation. I am an excellent driver, use my judgement very well on conditions, and can parallel park like the best. I do seem to think like men more than a woman so maybe this is the reason why.
I happen to have mostly guys as friends rather than girl friends and they call me a bad driver all of the time so believe me I am not offended. However, I do think it's funny that you related it to a woman's ability to multitask. I guess the only think I can' think of is that we over think the situation. We are so use to doing so many things at once and paying attention to ever thing around us both consciously as well as unconsciously that we do that while we are driving. We might veer far one way cause we saw a dip and didn't realize it. I guess that's all I can think of but I hope you find some good answers.
P.S.
You should ask why both men and women can't parallel park. That irritates me when a man can't parallel park.
I think there's scientifical proof somewhere that women have a slightly shorter attention span, meaning that other things can distract their attention much easier than a man: including whilst driving. They're not necessarily a total hazard on the road, but other things affect their judgement, whereas a man concentrates on the one task in hand, i.e. coming up to a junction, slow down, check mirrors, make manoeveur, carry on journey. A woman's thoughts would be "coming up to junction, whats that car doing/where's it going, slow down, is that car going to hit me, check mirrors, what shall i have for tea tonight, make manoeveur, carry on journey."
There's simply other things going on in the woman's head which acts as distractional information. they take multi-tasking to the extreme.
Says who!!
Whatever you say, statistically ,males have a higher incidence of accidents on the road, hence the higher premiums for young males. You don't multi task behind the wheel of a car it is a single task requiring total concentration.Don't make sweeping generalisations unless you have data to back them up.
If we're so bad behind the wheel, how come we get cheaper insurance?
They can multitask - but only consecutively - not concurrently.
I believe women tend to be weaker on the spacial awareness front which may account for some of what you say. However statistically women apparantly have far fewer accidents than men (especially in the 18-35 range) so who is actually the bad driver?
Not sexist? No not in the slightest. Why is woman's car insurance on average lower than mens? Oh probably because they have lower accident percentages. Don't go off your "observations" go off of facts.
well its shown with car insurances that men tend to be better drivers than women
I think typically:
Men are better drivers at things like parallel parking or parking a big truck things like that
but Women are better drivers when it comes to being safe and not getting in wrecks
It is a sexist question, in fact more of a misogynistic statement!
There are good and bad drivers in both sexes
Stupid question. Like someone else previously pointed out there is bad drivers in each sex.
Driving is not mutli tasking. Just because you think the "road is clear" does not mean that everyone thinks that the road is clear. Just because someone is in one lane does not mean that they will stay there. Of the four accidents I have been in (I am 37) 3 were with men and not my fault. The 4th was my fault I re ended a women in a snow storm 15 years ago. Remember that women's car insurance is typically lower then a mans.
Actually it is a fact...a woman's brain is like a 4 lane highway, while a man's brain is like a 2 lane highway. A woman can multitask and think about many different things at once. Which in fact is many women's problems while driving..they're thinking about other things and not paying attention to the road. A man is observant he can tell you things back in detail of what he saw because they focus on one thing only at the time. But anyone can be a bad driver...a man or a woman.
Not all women are bad drivers. You probably live in an area where they're so preoccupied with themselves or new with cell phones that they're not watching.
If you haven't checked the most recent statistics, women are better drivers than men, today (well, in Canada anyway). :-)
So, you're upset about the fact that someone has mentioned that women can multi-task, and men can do only one thing at a time now huh? That's another thing you're going to "slam women" for? How about working on your self-esteem and understand that women don't want your balls. We like our own. ;))
Tell me. How many times a day do you want to slam women? If that's the only way you can make yourself feel good about yourself, perhaps you need counselling. Just calm yourself down hon! We don't want to hurt you, okay?
Probably taught to drive by a man!
who said this that women are multi task
same reason as when having sex, men can only pleasure themselves while we have to fake it!!!!!
Woman are not bad behind the wheel. This is myth.
Check with DMV and see who has the most accidents.male or female.
Most women are not bad behind the wheel, men make them that way. Stop generalizing so much.
Ever wonder why Car Insurance is cheaper for women!
It is because women are less likely to have an accident!
Which means we are actually BETTER, Probably because driving is Multi-task!
Bad driving is BAD whoever is doing it!
And I've seen some MEN who couldn't park straight in an empty car park!
I sense that maybe you are a little uncomfortable with yourself and your driving abilities...
I don't have a problem parking, or coming up to a junction or roundabout and without having to stop fully if the way is clear. i also don't have problem negotiating thru tight spots while the man in the other car sits their petrified not knowing if he can fit through the gap.
Lets face it it isn't the sex of the person it is the ability of the person behind the wheel.
I dunno, i am still rubbish at driving even after 3 years, I personally think it is withdrawal symptoms from the kitchen
cause there just stupid lol
They aren't.
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Its not a sexist question, just an observation as they like to boast about their "ability" to multitask over a mans.
Answers:
its because they (and men too) multitask in the car while driving.
if you're going to drive. drive
put on makeup or talk on the phone on the side of the road. goes for the morning paper and eating too.
DONT drive and anything.
just DRIVE!
I DONT THINK YOU CAN TAR ALL WOMEN IN WITH THE SAME BRUSH..MY EXES HAVE ALL SAID IM A BETTER DRIVER THEN THEM AND OFTEN LET ME DRIVE THEIR CARS!SOME WOMEN ARE CRAP BUT SO ARE SOME MEN!I HATE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW!
I've never heard of women bragging about multi tasking. And that's sexist to say that women are bad drivers. It's Asians that are bad drivers.
And Spirit of Radio, thanks for embarrassing ALL men- it's spatial, not spacial.
Multitasking means doing several things in parallel which does not help that much in driving. Driving needs spatial judgement and planning and more a left brained process which men are stronger at.
It's a scientific fact that men have much better spacial awareness than women - men's brains are just wired up that way. This is why men can generally park better than women because men have a 3-D image in their heads of exactly where they are in relation to the world around them. Women don't generally have that to the same extent as men so tasks like driving are more difficult for them. This is a generalisation, my wife is an excellent driver but can't park. I can't fold myself over the end of the settee for 2 solid hours like she can. Each to their own.
Car insurance is cheaper for women because they have fewer accidents but that doesn't mean they are better drivers than men - how many accident do they cause and simply sail away from oblivious by not concentrating on the road?
Guess I am the exception to your observation. I am an excellent driver, use my judgement very well on conditions, and can parallel park like the best. I do seem to think like men more than a woman so maybe this is the reason why.
I happen to have mostly guys as friends rather than girl friends and they call me a bad driver all of the time so believe me I am not offended. However, I do think it's funny that you related it to a woman's ability to multitask. I guess the only think I can' think of is that we over think the situation. We are so use to doing so many things at once and paying attention to ever thing around us both consciously as well as unconsciously that we do that while we are driving. We might veer far one way cause we saw a dip and didn't realize it. I guess that's all I can think of but I hope you find some good answers.
P.S.
You should ask why both men and women can't parallel park. That irritates me when a man can't parallel park.
I think there's scientifical proof somewhere that women have a slightly shorter attention span, meaning that other things can distract their attention much easier than a man: including whilst driving. They're not necessarily a total hazard on the road, but other things affect their judgement, whereas a man concentrates on the one task in hand, i.e. coming up to a junction, slow down, check mirrors, make manoeveur, carry on journey. A woman's thoughts would be "coming up to junction, whats that car doing/where's it going, slow down, is that car going to hit me, check mirrors, what shall i have for tea tonight, make manoeveur, carry on journey."
There's simply other things going on in the woman's head which acts as distractional information. they take multi-tasking to the extreme.
Says who!!
Whatever you say, statistically ,males have a higher incidence of accidents on the road, hence the higher premiums for young males. You don't multi task behind the wheel of a car it is a single task requiring total concentration.Don't make sweeping generalisations unless you have data to back them up.
If we're so bad behind the wheel, how come we get cheaper insurance?
They can multitask - but only consecutively - not concurrently.
I believe women tend to be weaker on the spacial awareness front which may account for some of what you say. However statistically women apparantly have far fewer accidents than men (especially in the 18-35 range) so who is actually the bad driver?
Not sexist? No not in the slightest. Why is woman's car insurance on average lower than mens? Oh probably because they have lower accident percentages. Don't go off your "observations" go off of facts.
well its shown with car insurances that men tend to be better drivers than women
I think typically:
Men are better drivers at things like parallel parking or parking a big truck things like that
but Women are better drivers when it comes to being safe and not getting in wrecks
It is a sexist question, in fact more of a misogynistic statement!
There are good and bad drivers in both sexes
Stupid question. Like someone else previously pointed out there is bad drivers in each sex.
Driving is not mutli tasking. Just because you think the "road is clear" does not mean that everyone thinks that the road is clear. Just because someone is in one lane does not mean that they will stay there. Of the four accidents I have been in (I am 37) 3 were with men and not my fault. The 4th was my fault I re ended a women in a snow storm 15 years ago. Remember that women's car insurance is typically lower then a mans.
Actually it is a fact...a woman's brain is like a 4 lane highway, while a man's brain is like a 2 lane highway. A woman can multitask and think about many different things at once. Which in fact is many women's problems while driving..they're thinking about other things and not paying attention to the road. A man is observant he can tell you things back in detail of what he saw because they focus on one thing only at the time. But anyone can be a bad driver...a man or a woman.
Not all women are bad drivers. You probably live in an area where they're so preoccupied with themselves or new with cell phones that they're not watching.
If you haven't checked the most recent statistics, women are better drivers than men, today (well, in Canada anyway). :-)
So, you're upset about the fact that someone has mentioned that women can multi-task, and men can do only one thing at a time now huh? That's another thing you're going to "slam women" for? How about working on your self-esteem and understand that women don't want your balls. We like our own. ;))
Tell me. How many times a day do you want to slam women? If that's the only way you can make yourself feel good about yourself, perhaps you need counselling. Just calm yourself down hon! We don't want to hurt you, okay?
Probably taught to drive by a man!
who said this that women are multi task
same reason as when having sex, men can only pleasure themselves while we have to fake it!!!!!
Woman are not bad behind the wheel. This is myth.
Check with DMV and see who has the most accidents.male or female.
Most women are not bad behind the wheel, men make them that way. Stop generalizing so much.
Ever wonder why Car Insurance is cheaper for women!
It is because women are less likely to have an accident!
Which means we are actually BETTER, Probably because driving is Multi-task!
Bad driving is BAD whoever is doing it!
And I've seen some MEN who couldn't park straight in an empty car park!
I sense that maybe you are a little uncomfortable with yourself and your driving abilities...
I don't have a problem parking, or coming up to a junction or roundabout and without having to stop fully if the way is clear. i also don't have problem negotiating thru tight spots while the man in the other car sits their petrified not knowing if he can fit through the gap.
Lets face it it isn't the sex of the person it is the ability of the person behind the wheel.
I dunno, i am still rubbish at driving even after 3 years, I personally think it is withdrawal symptoms from the kitchen
cause there just stupid lol
They aren't.
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