A Force To Be Reckoned With – Women Drivers

Daun Thompson — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:40:00 +0000

Men always give women drivers a bad rap. Our driving is a form of entertainment for most guys out there. There are countless jokes and stories about women drivers. In fact, I just heard one today. This man is watching the news and the top breaking news story is about a car traveling down the wrong side of the freeway. This is the same freeway his wife takes home from work. Do you already see where this is going? So, worried for his wife’s well being, he calls to warn her about what he’d seen on the news. He says “Be careful, apparently there’s a car driving down the wrong side of the freeway.” She replies “I don’t know what part of the freeway you are referring to, but there are hundreds of them driving on the wrong side of the freeway where I am.”

I am told that women don’t take driving as seriously as men. So here’s a good argument to chew on, what about the female racing drivers of NASCAR? There are entirely too many of them to mention here, but how about Danica Patrick, Susie Stoddart and Deborah Parker. Oh, and let’s not forget about the Force sisters, Ashley and Courtney. Ashley Force is the first woman to ever win an NHRA event title in the funny car listing. A Force to be reckoned with (pun intended)…heck, she even beat her own father, John, in that very race. And he’s a 14-time Powerade Champion. I don’t even know what that means. I’m just an ordinary girl and an ordinary driver. And I don’t even like to drive. Some people love road trips, while I love planes and taxis. My parents will get in the car and drive from Chicago to Florida in one day. And they enjoy the trip every time. Not me. I’m exhausted just thinking about it.

What I have read about male v.s. women drivers is basically that, while women drivers do get their fair share of speeding tickets, the male drivers usually get ticketed at a higher speed. Men are considered more attentive and focused while driving than women drivers. Unless, of course, there is a girl within viewing range, then that theory goes right out the window.

I know a few women who are the drivers in their relationships. Like my parents’ neighbors. The husband lost his license when he got a DWI, so his wife has to drive him everywhere. She said he always complained that she drives him to drink…and now she has to. So, maybe she’s not only the driver in their relationship, but the designated driver as well.

Until next week…

Daun Thompson
Comedienne / Writer / Artist

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Man-Up – Male Drivers

Daun Thompson — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:21:03 +0000

Who’s the better driver…men or women? I learned a long time ago, that question only ends in divorce. Since the invention of the automobile, this has been an ongoing argument. I’m not “siding” with either sex, but I do recall the Father’s Day card I sent my dad this year. It said “Dad’s…Proudly Refusing To Ask For Directions Since 1845.” That about sums it up, I suppose. One study shows that, on average, a man will drive 276 miles per year out of their way and wait at least ½ hour to ask for directions. Not my dad, he will never ask for directions and is probably driving aimlessly as I write this blog. One would think that the high cost of gasoline would put the kibosh on the pride issue. Why, that money could be spent on something more important…like Jack Daniels. GPS may affect these statistics, especially if the GPS is a female’s voice. Like a voice that sounds much like that of your significant other.

I do know that, while both men and women get an equal amount of speeding tickets, a male drivers speed is usually off the charts. Maybe that’s why a young male’s insurance is usually higher than a young female. Young males tend to put the pedal to the metal. And, males tend to drive more aggressively than women and they are more prone to road rage. According to AAMI, men tend to ignore speed limits and seek revenge when they feel wronged by others, while women don’t. Perhaps that doesn’t apply to women like me. Revenge is my middle name.

Also, statistics show that, in the United States, there are more females with driver’s license than males. This study doesn’t indicate if it is because most males have lost their license or if they just never got off the couch to go out and get one. I asked a group of defensive driving students what they thought of male drivers and the general consensus was that male drivers are more likely to kill you.

That’s a bit of a bold statement, I know. The class consisted of 9 women and one very nervous young man. I know he was thinking that perhaps men are more likely to kill you, if only just to make you stop yapping. I know that I have been tempted many times to drive off a bridge just to shut my boyfriend up. And, male drivers have a 77% higher risk of dying than women. The study says this is based on miles driven. I used to rate the guys who would ask me out on miles driven. And most of them, unfortunately, were highway miles. In addition, males kill pedestrians 3x more often than female drivers. Perhaps those pedestrians are jay-walking. Because, as we all know, pedestrians always have the right of way, unless they are jay-walking, and then you can take them out.

Until next week…

Daun Thompson
Writer / Artist / Comedienne

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