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Here’s a new (albeit limited) study to pour gas on the age-old dilemma of whether men are better drivers than women.
Based on the fact that they’re 3 times more likely to pass their driving test on their first try, as compared to women, the answer would be a resounding “yes.” However, things change if you look at the number of accidents they’re involved.
The Daily Mail reports that Car Parts 4 Less commissioned the study, which counted on the participation of 1,500 British drivers. The results show that men learn faster than women, and have better success at passing the driving test on their first try, both the practical test and the theory test.
Speaking strictly numbers: 52 percent of men pass the practical driving test on their first try, whereas only 39 percent of women do. Almost 64 percent of men also pass the theory test on their first attempt, against 54 percent of women.
Men also need fewer hours on the road with a driving instructor before being able to drive a car: between 16 and 20 hours will suffice for them, while women need about 41 hours.
The downside is that men will also cause more accidents than women: of all the on-the-road crashes in the UK, men are responsible for 74 percent. They also cause 70 percent of all serious injury accidents, so that says a lot about their being cautious drivers.
“As well as taking less time to pick up driving skills, men were also more likely to pass their theory and practical tests the first time compared to women,” a spokesperson for the company that commissioned the study tells the Mail.
What the report doesn’t mention is how many of those surveyed were men and how many women. It also doesn’t take into account the fact that there are fewer women drivers than men in general, which tends to tip the scales in men’s favor.
The Daily Mail reports that Car Parts 4 Less commissioned the study, which counted on the participation of 1,500 British drivers. The results show that men learn faster than women, and have better success at passing the driving test on their first try, both the practical test and the theory test.
Speaking strictly numbers: 52 percent of men pass the practical driving test on their first try, whereas only 39 percent of women do. Almost 64 percent of men also pass the theory test on their first attempt, against 54 percent of women.
Men also need fewer hours on the road with a driving instructor before being able to drive a car: between 16 and 20 hours will suffice for them, while women need about 41 hours.
The downside is that men will also cause more accidents than women: of all the on-the-road crashes in the UK, men are responsible for 74 percent. They also cause 70 percent of all serious injury accidents, so that says a lot about their being cautious drivers.
“As well as taking less time to pick up driving skills, men were also more likely to pass their theory and practical tests the first time compared to women,” a spokesperson for the company that commissioned the study tells the Mail.
What the report doesn’t mention is how many of those surveyed were men and how many women. It also doesn’t take into account the fact that there are fewer women drivers than men in general, which tends to tip the scales in men’s favor.
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