In the UK and Ireland March is a month dedicated to women with both Mother’s Day and International Women’s Day occurring on this month. For the occasion, we wanted to take a closer look at men and women’s driving patterns and behaviours and we found out something very interesting.
Research shows women are more competent than men behind the wheel.Regular drivers, especially young ones, are more likely to be distracted while driving, the study found. Older women were much better at controlling their distractions and paying attention to the road ahead. Distraction is estimated to be responsible for an eighth of all road accidents.
The research, carried out by Norwegian scientists, looked at how personal traits such as age, gender and personality affect driver distraction. According to the said research, 12% of accidents are caused by distraction.
The survey found out that young men were the most prone to distraction along with regular drivers and those with neurotic or extroverted personalities. But older women and those who felt that they could control their distracted behaviour were less likely to report a distraction, according to the study published in Frontiers in Psychology.
In other tests from a 2015 research, men and women conformed to gender stereotypes – with men more likely to take risks, drive too close to the car in front, cut corners, go through lights on amber or talk and text at the wheel. By contrast, women are more likely to be courteous and considerate, take care when approaching potential hazards, use their mirrors correctly and stop at lights when they turn amber.
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