Men aggressive, vindictive drivers: study

Live News ^ | 01/25/2009

[dfwgator]

Lots of effeminate, hand-drooping males there, who drive 2 miles under the speed limit and stop when a column of ants is crossing the road.

"...and they drove with pride..."

[GOP_Lady]

Hey, there Ditter. Hubby hates to drive me (but he always does) because I constantly tell him how to do it because he drives like such an old lady. :-)

[screaminsunshine]

Put govenors on their golf carts.

[mamelukesabre]

This is written about australia. Clearly american males are much better drivers than the australian men. every american male knows that a woman behind the wheel is a menace.

[LostInBayport]

Male drivers are twice as likely to ignore speed limits than the fairer sex and more likely to seek revenge when they feel wronged by other drivers, according to the study by insurer AAMI.

Yes. And we sometimes combine the two...I feel wronged whenever I'm stuck behind someone driving below the speed limit and I feel the need to seek revenge, or at least pass them at the first opportunity.

[HIDEK6]

Young black women closely followed by young white women are by far the fastest drivers around here. Not a doubt in my mind.

And they tailgate and think they always have the right of way.

Lok crosseyed at them and they'll flip you off, too, not that that's unacceptable, mind you.

[cripplecreek]

I don’t drive like an old lady or anything but I am a patient driver. I just complain a lot behind the wheel.

[Ditter]

HA..... Mine has given up trying to drive me anywhere. I have to be pretty sick to give up the wheel.

In fact my two main [rules of life] are, never relinquish the keys to the vehicle AND never pass up an opportunity to pee. Rule number one may have evolved because of rule number two. he he

[GOP_Lady]

I think I should have used you term “patient driver” instead of “old lady” when referring to the hubby. :-)

[GOP_Lady]

:-) LOL

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Sounds like another “men are evil and masculinity must be eradicated!” article to me.

I’ll be the first to admit that I drive more aggressively than my wife, but OTOH I have never had any serious accidents on the road either. My only at-fault was when I rolled forward at 2mph at a metering light and bumped the car in front of me; no damage but unfortunately I did it right in front of a CHP. It was a lapse in concentration on my part.

[cripplecreek]

I think I should have used you term “patient driver” instead of “old lady” when referring to the hubby. :-)

It's the politically correct thing to say.

[phatus maximus]

In other news, sun rises in east, sets in west...

[Hot Tabasco]

My nephew claimed the driverside airbag deployed causing him to lose control of his mom's car, jump a curb, run into a neighbor's mailbox and smash over a large boulder screwing up the front wheel drive and suspension. His sister, about 15 at the time and who was SUPPOSED TO BE sitting in the passanger seat was uninjured. (only a parent would believe that story)

This is same newphew who, while I was out to dinner with his parents, took my sports car out for a joy ride while we were gone. (I set my trip odometer to 0 when I arrived at their house. HeHeHaHe....)

And it was the same nephew who decided to take his jeep offroading at about 2 a.m. with his buddies in an area where you're not supposed to be offroading. He got the jeep stuck in about 2 - 3 feet of mud, had to walk home and wake his dad so he could return and help get the jeep out. At least he was smart enough to ditch the beer bottles..... Glad I wasn't in that house........

[Hot Tabasco]

I find my biggest problem with aggressive drivers where I live is in the winter. I have a real small car which has very poor traction on snow and ice covered roads so if I'm doing 35 in a 45 I'm really pressing the limit of safety.

Invariabley there will be an SUV or pick-up who is going to ride my rear end attempting to intimidate me to go faster. Ironically, on the news reports following snow falls, all the videos of traffic accidents where collisions have occured or drivers flying off the roads have involved these very same SUV's and pick-ups......

[Balding_Eagle]

I think the men meant ‘Bragged’, not admitted. No men would ‘admit’ to such.

[Balding_Eagle]

"And while it has long been suggested that men take greater risks than women, this research clearly shows that men are themselves a greater risk on our roads."

This simply confirms what I've said for years, women are far more willing to trade freedom away for safety.

That's (generally) why a woman president isn't a good idea.

[Ditter]

You drive a very small car that has poor traction on ice and snow and you blame SUV’s for your lack of safety? HUH?

[Hot Tabasco]

you blame SUV’s for your lack of safety? HUH?

Reread my statement! I said I drive within my range of safety and its the SUV's and pick-ups who ride my ass trying to force me to drive faster ..........

So tell me Ditter, where do hail from?

[Isabel C.]

Colliding with a stationary object is usually unavoidable—it can’t dodge!

By definition, a collision can only occur between two moving objects.