Are Girls Better Drivers?

SerVice 4SerVIce nationwide car servicing & repairs O 0808 163 3584 O www.service4service.co.uk GIRLS! ARE WE THE BETTER DRIVERS? 'NCP Parking Report January 2012 2,500 drivers. Out of a maximum score of 20, women have an average parking coefficient of 13.4 while the average male score was just 12.3 ACTIVITY Appropriate space finding speed 64% Speed of mangeuvre (seconds) 92% Good or very good 'pre-parking pose' 53% 77% Reverse into space Speed of manoeuvre 16 21 28% Total co-efficient (max 20) 12.3 13.4 39% Forward into space 72% 61% Reposition shuffle 29% 56% Central finish 25% 53% Egos and perception tell a different story: 'On average, men thought it took them 28 seconds to park, when it actually took them 16 seconds 18% of women questioned thought they were better parkers than men 28% of women believe they were better parkers than their partners 78% of men thought it took women longer than the 21 seconds it actually does "Driver and Rider Test and Instructor Statistics, Great Britain: Quarter 4 2011/2012' Covers whole of 2011/2012 financial year In total, around 1.74 million driving and riding tests were conducted during 2011/12, down 1.3% on 2010/2011. 1 car = 100,000 tests 47% pass rate in 2011/2012, up from 44% in 2007/2008 "The number of tests taken by females is higher than for males largely due to females having a lower pass rate than males. In most years the male pass rate is about 6 to 6.5 percentage points higher than the female pass rate. Driver and rider test and instructor statistics, Great Britain: Quarter 4 2011/12: supplement tables Roughly 47% of practical car tests were taken by people aged 20 and under 17-year-olds had the highest car test pass rate at 56% in 2011/12. In general, the pass rate decreases with age." Only 12% of tests during the year were undertaken by candidates aged 36 and over Candidates aged 17 accounted for 20% of all tests "At almost every age, male candidates had a higher car test pass rate than female candidates" 9 | 6.4 V Male candidates aged 17 had a 2.9 percentage point higher pass rate than female candidates of the same age. V Male candidates aged 21 had a 6.4 percentage point higher pass rate than female candidates 2.9 V Male candidates in their 40s had a 9 percentage point higher pass rate aged 17 aged 21 aged 40 than female candidates Driver and rider test and instructor statistics, Great Britain: Quarter 1 2012 410,778 tests conducted across all test categories between April and June 2012 Overall practical car test pass rate was unchanged since quarter 1 2011/12 at just over 47% Pass rate remained stable for both genders Number of tests taken by females is higher than for males largely due to females having a lower pass rate than males. The male pass rate in quarter 1 2012/13 remained higher than female at 50.7% and 44.0% respectively. In most years, the male pass rate is about 6 to 6.5 percentage points higher than the female pass rate. Licensed to skill: contributory factors in road accidents, Great Britain 2005 – 2009' Institute of Advanced Motorists. "The main difference between men and women in the types of factor reported is that a smaller proportion of women than men are attributed with 'injudicious action' and 'behaviour or inexperience'. Nine of the top ten individual contributory factors are broadly the same for men and women "Carless, reckless or in a hurry' is recorded more frequently for men (10%) than women (6%) "Travelling too fast for the conditions' is recorded for more men (7%) than women (4%) "Impaired by alcohol appears in the top ten factors for men (reported for 4% of men driving a car involved in an accident) "Learner of inexperienced driver' is in the top ten for women (reported for 3% of women driving a car involved in an accident) Contributing Factors in Accidents Driver/Rider Error or Reaction 38.90% 37% Injudicious Action 15.80% 11% Behaviour or Inexperience 14.20% 10% Road Environment 8.80% 9% Impairment or Distraction 7.60% 5% Vision affected by 5.80% 6.40% Special codes 2.30% 1.30% Vehicle defects 0.90% 0.70% Source: http://www.ncp.co.uk/documents/pressrelease/ncp-parking-survey.pdf http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/releases/driver-rider-tests-instructor-statistics-2011-12/driver-rider-q4-2011.pdf http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/releases/driver-rider-tests-instructor-statistics-supplementary-tables-2011-2012/ driver-rider-instructor-statistics-supplement.pdf http://assets.dft.gov.uk/statistics/releases/driver-rider-tests-instructor-statistics-ql-2012-13/driver-rider- instructor-statistics-q1-2012-13.pdf http://www.iam.org.uk/images/stories/Policy_Research/IAM%20Factors%20in%20Accident%20Report.pdf WOMEN MEN WOMEN MEN