..... of drivers

If a male driver were to see a car in this situation, he would too quickly jump into conclusion and claim that it must be the doing of a female driver !

Are males better drivers than females ?

Reliable statistics are unavailable for a fair comparison so Yours Sincerely is going to based the issue on mere observation.

To claim that male drivers have caused more accidents, therefore are worse drivers than female drivers is not fair because most drivers are males rather than females in towns and cities . The same goes for the trunk roads and highways. Almost 90% of the vehicles Y S overtook and being overtaken by was male driven, let alone drivers of taxis, vans, buses, lorries, coaches, trucks and trailers on Malaysian roads. These were 100% driven by male drivers. Can we form a conclusion that the female driving skills are not apt enough to handle long distance driving or to handle big and heavy vehicles ? What about changing a punctured tyre ? Restarting a stalled vehicle?

Some claim that the females are more careful and therefore they make better drivers. Is being careful the only perquisite for safe driving? There are situations where being careful alone is not enough, one also needs maneuvering skills, especially at very tight spots or difficult terrains.

There is also the need of being able to focus and concentrate. To keep the eyes on the road and the hands on the wheels, so to say. So, between the male and female, Y S wonders who has better focus and concentration.

It is also said that the males are easily provoked and , thus quick to behave irrationally, especially when they are behind the wheels. Females are more rational in tight situation and , thus are better able to hold their " cool." For this, the females are quick to point out that almost all road rages are male doings. However, Y S had once witnessed a situation where a female driver used her ignition key to scratch the car of another driver who rudely " robbed " her parking lot. She would have used her finger nails if the car had a softer body. LOL Hell knows no fury like a woman's scorn !

Y S ' better half has a female friend who, by Y S' standard, can be considered a good driver. Her sturdy hands, sharp vision and quick reaction makes her passengers feel safe and comfortable. Her driving is smooth and braking well calculated so that the passengers do not heave forward and backward. Above all, you can feel that she is in good control of the machine. Ar.... but then, how many female drivers are like her ???

Perhaps the authorities should encourage more women to drive passenger vehicles like taxis , coaches and buses, or even heavy vehicles like trailers and lorries. Only then we can compare some reliable statistics.

As for now, the question is still begging to be answered.

Y S is still doing most of the driving by himself.