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From: Ret. on 6 Jan 2010 07:32 I would be interested to see a gender breakdown of the drivers who have had to abandon their cars in the snow. From my own personal experience over the past few days it has been predominantly female drivers who are having most difficulties. If there is someone stuck at the green traffic light with their driven wheels spinning as they don't move an inch - it can only be a female. Strange how, after they have been pushed on their way, the following drivers all seem to be able to move off ok when the lights change. I think they see TV footage of cars with driven wheels spinning and take that as a 'model' of how to drive on snow and ice... In my extended family, the only person who has had to abandon her car at the roadside and walk home, is a neice. Kev
From: boltar2003 on 6 Jan 2010 08:59 On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 13:06:27 -0000 "IanT" <noemail(a)email.co.uk> wrote: >more control. Not one woman tried to drive up the steep hill by me that >was covered in ice and snow. All the men did and were shouting people >to push them. So in other words precisely zero woman made it up that hill whereas no doubt some of the men did. Is this suspposed to prove your point? >I know it's mad but women drive better in snow and ice. If by "drive better" you mean "don't bother" then yes, they probably do. B2003
From: Chris Bartram on 6 Jan 2010 11:41 Ret. wrote: > I would be interested to see a gender breakdown of the drivers who have > had to abandon their cars in the snow. > > From my own personal experience over the past few days it has been > predominantly female drivers who are having most difficulties. If there > is someone stuck at the green traffic light with their driven wheels > spinning as they don't move an inch - it can only be a female. Strange > how, after they have been pushed on their way, the following drivers all > seem to be able to move off ok when the lights change. > > I think they see TV footage of cars with driven wheels spinning and take > that as a 'model' of how to drive on snow and ice... > > In my extended family, the only person who has had to abandon her car at > the roadside and walk home, is a neice. > > Kev This week we got stuck, and my better half drove my car (which isn't the easisest in snow/ice) for the first time: she has never driven an (almost) auto before, and my bulk seemed to be more use pushing. She was fine. With a bit of help the car was pushed clear, and she chose a level, clear place to stop while I ran after the car. The case here is people that don't understand what to do: it has nothing to do with gender. I've seen plenty of blokes that don't have a clue in slippy conditions.
From: Ret. on 6 Jan 2010 12:46 Chris Bartram wrote: > Ret. wrote: >> I would be interested to see a gender breakdown of the drivers who >> have had to abandon their cars in the snow. >> >> From my own personal experience over the past few days it has been >> predominantly female drivers who are having most difficulties. If >> there is someone stuck at the green traffic light with their driven >> wheels spinning as they don't move an inch - it can only be a >> female. Strange how, after they have been pushed on their way, the >> following drivers all seem to be able to move off ok when the lights >> change. I think they see TV footage of cars with driven wheels spinning >> and >> take that as a 'model' of how to drive on snow and ice... >> >> In my extended family, the only person who has had to abandon her >> car at the roadside and walk home, is a neice. >> >> Kev > This week we got stuck, and my better half drove my car (which isn't > the easisest in snow/ice) for the first time: she has never driven an > (almost) auto before, and my bulk seemed to be more use pushing. > > She was fine. With a bit of help the car was pushed clear, and she > chose a level, clear place to stop while I ran after the car. > > The case here is people that don't understand what to do: it has > nothing to do with gender. > > I've seen plenty of blokes that don't have a clue in slippy > conditions. Yes - you're probably right. I did say right at the start of the snow that it was not driver's fault because a) many of them had never driven in such conditions before, and; b) no-one has ever taught them to drive in such conditions. I was loudly decried and other posters argued that it was just 'common sense'. I don't agree. There are techniques that are necessary for driving on slippery surfaces that need to be taught. Kev
From: Bod on 6 Jan 2010 12:48
Ret. wrote: > Chris Bartram wrote: >> Ret. wrote: >>> I would be interested to see a gender breakdown of the drivers who >>> have had to abandon their cars in the snow. >>> >>> From my own personal experience over the past few days it has been >>> predominantly female drivers who are having most difficulties. If >>> there is someone stuck at the green traffic light with their driven >>> wheels spinning as they don't move an inch - it can only be a >>> female. Strange how, after they have been pushed on their way, the >>> following drivers all seem to be able to move off ok when the lights >>> change. I think they see TV footage of cars with driven wheels >>> spinning and >>> take that as a 'model' of how to drive on snow and ice... >>> >>> In my extended family, the only person who has had to abandon her >>> car at the roadside and walk home, is a neice. >>> >>> Kev >> This week we got stuck, and my better half drove my car (which isn't >> the easisest in snow/ice) for the first time: she has never driven an >> (almost) auto before, and my bulk seemed to be more use pushing. >> >> She was fine. With a bit of help the car was pushed clear, and she >> chose a level, clear place to stop while I ran after the car. >> >> The case here is people that don't understand what to do: it has >> nothing to do with gender. >> >> I've seen plenty of blokes that don't have a clue in slippy >> conditions. > > Yes - you're probably right. I did say right at the start of the snow > that it was not driver's fault because a) many of them had never driven > in such conditions before, and; b) no-one has ever taught them to drive > in such conditions. > > I was loudly decried and other posters argued that it was just 'common > sense'. I don't agree. There are techniques that are necessary for > driving on slippery surfaces that need to be taught. > > Kev > > True, but I've heard that when going into a nasty skid, that screaming comes naturally. Bod |