Women Are Officially Better Drivers, According To New Study
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For years male chauvinists have enjoyed criticising women for their driving abilities, but that could all be about to change as a new study proves women are actually better drivers.
The study looked at insurance, crime and driving test statistics to analyse which sex was the better driver, and women came out on top in almost every area.
According to the research conducted by price comparison site Confused.com, women take slightly longer when it comes to learning to drive, but less females commit motor offences when they go on to pass their test, as well as being far less likely to be involved in an accident and therefore cost insurers less when they make claims.
The study also revealed men dominate the board when looking at the most common driving offences, so you might want to bring that up next time the man in the pub says women can't park.
In 2017, more than 585,000 drivers in England and Wales were taken to court for breaking the law on the road, 79 per cent of which were men.
The research also revealed men outnumbered women five-to-one when it came to offences around drink-driving and two-to-one for driving without tax or insurance.
In fact, nearly one-in-four (23 per cent) of all offences committed were men speeding in comparison to one-in-15 of women (seven per cent) who were charged with the same offence.
All of the evidence laid out in the study would suggest insurers were justified in offering cheaper insurance premiums to female drivers before it was banned under EU law six years ago.
Even with this new rule, women currently pay an average of £92 less than men for their insurance over the year.
Despite the study clearly showing that women are the superior sex when it comes to driving, it may just take them a little longer to get there.
More women took their test than men last year, but fewer passed.