Every country has a different ratio of men and women behind the wheel, but regardless of this, the female driving style is constantly a joke. What is the specificity of female driving and is the stronger sex fair to motorists?

parking

You can find thousands of videos on the Internet about women not knowing how to park. These videos, as a rule, demonstrate how long and hard women try to drive into their chosen parking space, how diligently they try to stand up correctly.

Women also often stand up unevenly, do not turn the wheels straight, occupy two parking spaces instead of one.

Watching women park is really interesting, but apart from the videos and a couple of cars parked incorrectly in the yard, there are no statistics confirming the inability of women to park.

It is believed that a woman does not adequately perceive the flow rate and, accordingly, does not observe it, thereby creating emergency for other road users. It is likely that some women really drive on the principle of "go slower, you will be farther." Especially those who travel rarely and little, in order to buy groceries or take children to classes.

Perhaps this is more due to a lack of experience and a desire to drive a car carefully and safely when a beloved child is in the car. It remains only to understand and forgive, because in addition to caring women, all students of driving schools and also “snowdrops” drive like this.

Moreover, women also write SMS messages while driving! However, this makes all modern world, regardless of gender.

Inappropriate response

There is a stereotype that women in stressful situations on the road may close their eyes, let go of the steering wheel or press the brake pedal when it is better to step on the gas to avoid an accident.

But firstly, such cases are more likely to be observed in especially infantile girls or in absolute beginners of driving.

Secondly, in order to avoid traffic accidents, it is most often recommended to brake, other maneuvers can be more life-threatening.

Feeling traffic situation, reaction to what is happening and the skill of counter-emergency driving, regardless of gender, are achieved in only one way - by experience. Otherwise, women are indeed more emotional drivers and very often their driving style depends on their mood.

Confused pedals

To refute or prove this point, one could conduct a survey among women and men: “Have you ever confused the pedals?” But, unfortunately, those who confused the gas and brake pedals are unlikely to want to admit it, but for now, numerous videos and accidents involving women confirm this common stereotype.

Can't ride in reverse

There are no exact statistics to support this stereotype. But the problem with reversing may exist in girls who use mirrors for other purposes.

toys in the car

An abundance of toys, especially on dashboard or in front of the rear window, closes the view and provokes accidents on the roads. This stereotype sounds especially funny, because it turns out that plush toys are the culprits of an accident!

In fact, women strive to create comfort in their car, and this, of course, is very feminine, but it has nothing to do with driving. And as for visibility, the curtains on the windows, stickers on rear window and toning.

Misuse of mirrors

Car mirrors allow you to perfectly maneuver, monitor the situation on the road, but girls cannot deny themselves the pleasure of looking at themselves in the mirror.

By the way, it was the representative of the weaker sex - the English racer Dorothy Levitt in her book "Woman and the Car" of 1906 - advised motorists to always have a small mirror with them, which would allow them to follow what was happening behind the car. It was eight years before automakers started installing rear-view mirrors.

However, wearing makeup while driving is definitely bad idea. In the UK, about 500,000 traffic accidents occur every year due to the fault of women who applied makeup while driving a car. Most often this applies to young girls aged 17 to 21 years. According to the British insurance company, every fifth participant in the survey at least once in her life wore makeup while driving.

According to a study by the British Brake Centre, one in sixty male drivers under the age of thirty became participant in an accident with severe consequences, for women the figure was three and a half times lower.

NHTSA (National Security Administration traffic in the USA) gives the following statistics: men aged 16 to 25 receive large quantity fines for speeding, for driving at a prohibiting traffic light, in addition, in 2009 American roads 23,726 men and 10,070 women died.

In Russia, experts from an insurance company have found that accidents caused by women cause less damage than those caused by males. On average, the amount of compensation under OSAGO for women is 5.5% less than for men.

The State Traffic Inspectorate does not keep official statistics on accidents among men and women and does not distinguish road users by gender. Even if gender differences affect the way you drive, the most important thing on the road is still safety. And it depends on all road users!

According to British and American studies, women are much less likely to drive while intoxicated, which is why the culprits " drunk accidents"More often men.

If you are wondering how not to confuse the gas and brake pedals, then you have just recently got behind the wheel, are nervous and cannot fully and, most importantly, safely drive a car. But this does not matter - the main thing is not to forget that training should be carried out only on specially equipped sites, training grounds or, in extreme cases, outside the city, on old airfields or rural roads.

How not to confuse the gas and brake pedals - the best solutions.

In order to stop confusing the gas and brake pedals, you need, firstly, not to be nervous. Sitting behind the wheel, you need to completely relax and tune in to the fact that you do not need to get from point A to point B, but to enjoy the trip and not be nervous for anything. Once you can relax really well, then everything necessary actions will be carried out slowly and accurately.

For starters, slowness is key. In cars with manual transmissions (which are usually used to teach beginners to drive), there are only three pedals and it is almost impossible to mix them up, especially after you slowly work out the entire sequence of actions. The motor skills and automation of the body will independently make the necessary decisions - where to press if necessary. It should be remembered that the leftmost pedal in cars with manual transmission is the clutch pedal. It needs to be squeezed out only when you change gears (when braking, you can also use it - how, read below). The rightmost pedal is the gas pedal. This is done in all cars without exception, any brands, models, years of manufacture, types and varieties. The gas pedal is always located on the right, without exception. Therefore, your right foot will always be responsible only for adding engine speed.
As you might guess, the brake pedal is located in the middle. In vehicles with automatic transmission gears, the brake pedal is also located to the left of the gas pedal. If you drive a manual box, then the brake will be the middle pedal, and if you drive automatic, then the leftmost of the two.

In order to avoid getting tangled in two or three pedals, ask the instructor to explain to you correct position. Although you can learn this on your own. First of all, you need to remember that the left foot, which is responsible for the clutch, is always at rest, it lies slightly sideways near the clutch pedal on the left. Or it stands, raised on a heel and presses the pedal when necessary.

And the right leg - it is she who should be responsible for the gas and brake pedals. By car and manual box gears, and with automatic. The bottom line is that the heel of your right foot should always be on the floor. In all cases and conditions. Never tear off the heel, heel of the foot from the floor of the car, only pressing the gas and brake pedals with the middle of the foot and its toe. So it turns out that you will not be able to confuse the pedals and your legs will not get confused in the space between them. The left foot is responsible for the clutch and it is pointless to press the brake with it - it is inconvenient and not practical, completely get rid of this habit immediately if you have it. Only the right foot is responsible for the gas and brake. Standing on the heel, she alternately moves her toe between both pedals and presses on them alternately. So it turns out that when you need to move off without taking your foot off the floor, we press the pedal to the extreme right, and when you need to slow down, we simply transfer the middle of the foot and its toe to the left pedal (brake pedal). That's the whole science, it's simply impossible to get confused.

And as for braking - when braking with the right foot, we can help the car do it more quickly by depressing the clutch pedal with the left foot. Inside the car, the crankshaft will disengage from the flywheel and the car will be able to stop more nimbly.

Now you know how not to confuse the gas and brake pedals.

Women drive more carefully than men. Nobody argues. But at the same time, out of inexperience, a rare man will confuse left with right when parking or gas with a brake when you need to slow down.

Below is the clearest example of how girls out of the blue can forget everything taught by driving instructors. According to the author of the video, his friend left with his wife for the first time after studying at a driving school.

Well, more examples:

How not to confuse the gas and brake pedals - simple ways memorization

In order to stop confusing the gas and brake pedals, you need, firstly, not to be nervous. Sitting behind the wheel, you need to completely relax and tune in to the fact that you do not need to get from point A to point B, but to enjoy the trip and not be nervous for anything. Once you can relax really well, then all the necessary actions will be carried out slowly and carefully.

For starters, slowness is key. In cars with manual transmissions (which are usually used to teach beginners to drive), there are only three pedals and it is almost impossible to mix them up, especially after you slowly work out the entire sequence of actions. The motor skills and automation of the body will independently make the necessary decisions - where to press if necessary. It should be remembered that the leftmost pedal in cars with manual transmission is the clutch pedal. It needs to be squeezed out only when you change gears (when braking, you can also use it - how, read below). The rightmost pedal is the gas pedal. This is done in all cars without exception, any brands, models, years of manufacture, types and varieties. The gas pedal is always located on the right, without exception. Therefore, your right foot will always be responsible only for adding engine speed.
As you might guess, the brake pedal is located in the middle. In vehicles with automatic transmission, the brake pedal is also located to the left of the gas pedal. If you drive a manual box, then the brake will be the middle pedal, and if you drive automatic, then the leftmost of the two.

In order to prevent your feet from getting tangled in two or three pedals, ask the instructor to explain the correct position to you. Although you can learn this on your own. First of all, you need to remember that the left foot, which is responsible for the clutch, is always at rest, it lies slightly sideways near the clutch pedal on the left. Or it stands, raised on a heel and presses the pedal when necessary.

And the right leg - it is she who should be responsible for the gas and brake pedals. On machines with both manual and automatic transmissions. The bottom line is that the heel of your right foot should always be on the floor. In all cases and conditions. Never tear off the heel, heel of the foot from the floor of the car, only pressing the gas and brake pedals with the middle of the foot and its toe. So it turns out that you will not be able to confuse the pedals and your legs will not get confused in the space between them. The left foot is responsible for the clutch and it is pointless to press the brake with it - it is inconvenient and not practical, completely get rid of this habit immediately if you have it. Only the right foot is responsible for the gas and brake. Standing on the heel, she alternately moves her toe between both pedals and presses on them alternately. So it turns out that when you need to move off without taking your foot off the floor, we press the pedal to the extreme right, and when you need to slow down, we simply transfer the middle of the foot and its toe to the left pedal (brake pedal). That's the whole science, it's simply impossible to get confused.

And as for braking - when braking with the right foot, we can help the car do it more quickly by depressing the clutch pedal with the left foot. Inside the car, the crankshaft will disengage from the flywheel and the car will be able to stop more nimbly.

Now you know how not to confuse the gas and brake pedals.