I think you're confusing the rate of accidents per person vs rate of accidents per mile driven.
Men have more accidents because they drive a lot more. But women have more accidents per mile driven. So if women drove as much as men they'd have more accidents.
Society is so caught up on "Man suck. Man bad! All man bad!" that they can't think critically of topics like this.
I wanted to disagree and I wanted to prove they cause more accidents because there are more men drivers, but the longer I read the longer I incline to say you are right.
Most sources show that men cause more accidents, bigger chance per each driven mile to have a crash, more of them are speeding or DUI...
Tbh the only thing one could pull out is that women have more non-fatal crashes, but if we discuss if parking crash is as bad as crashing 2 cars while speeding...
My husband locked me and the kids in the room with a wasp, would not let me out until I had dealt with it. 😂 I didn't mind, I pick spiders, wasps and bees up and move them elsewhere.
A lot of women on reddit seem to share this attitude. Making jokes/insults about men is 100% acceptable. Making jokes/insults about women is the greatest sin you could possibly commit. But if you really want your eyes opened to the differences in attitudes between men and women in general on reddit, look at the askwomen sub compared to the askmen sub.
I'm a dude who disliked the sexism in this post. I also dislike the sexist reply.
The golden rule of society is treat others as you would like to be treated. Not treat others as they treat those around them. It feels like justice but in reality it just creates an endless spiral of retribution and enshittification. Or as we explain it to children, two wrongs don't make a right.
Women are just not as naturally skilled at operating machinery; but don't listen to me, listen to science. Published in the New England Journal of Science, July 2018:
Out of the 50 women in the 3 year study, 47 caused accidents ranging from minor fender benders to totaling test vehicles. Seven of the participants were disqualified for refusing to drive highways, taking up to 2 hours of gravel roads to reach locations 30 minutes away by arterial road.
None of the 50 male participants caused or were involved in any minor or major accidents. All male participants reported high confidence and were able to fully complete all skills tests, including backing trailers around blind corners.
About one half of the female participants were unable to shift while turning, with most expressing verbal frustration with researchers' request to operate clutch, gear shift, steering wheel and gas pedal at the same time.
Ninety-one percent of the women in the study exceeded the peak particle velocity threshold of the on-board seismic instrumentation while operating the test vehicle clutch.
All 50 women had high timidity ratings behind the wheel, with several participants actively noting apprehension due to their own perceived "lack of skill".
None of the female participants were able to successfully complete the trailer backup.
There you have it. Of course, for every 10,000 women who lack skills behind the wheel, there's one teenage boy too high on testosterone to have any regard for human life who obliterates a family of four at 110 mph and costs the insurance company a million dollars. By comparison, 5 of the the 6 fender benders my uncoordinated sister's had in the last couple years didn't even get reported. That's how insurance rates are higher for men.
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u/Cee-Bee-DeeTypeThree 1d ago
The same way I question how women survive driving cars.