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Re:Women and the Road
All us older guys (and gals?) out here appreciate being left off your list
of road hazards, Brendan.
Hmmmm. Maybe I should be feeling neglected? :-)
At 04:11 PM 5/29/99 -0400, Brendan/Coolian wrote:
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>>Speak for yourself, oh great "Audi Enthusiast".
>
>Has nothing to do with cars, just general differences between the
>sexes....Of course there are always exceptions, for instance, my mother is
>a fantastic driver who can handle all the big turns and straightaways in
>her big V8 American car, YET, the vast majority of the women that I see on
>the roads are either average, normal drivers, or complete idiots. The "I
>think I'll stop on the on-ramp" trick was invented by the women drivers who
>don't deserve a space on the road. When I see a mistake made on the
>highway, if it's a speedfreak, jerk maneuver, I can assume it's a
>guy....but if it's a hesitant, foolish "I wasn't looking" maneuver, i can
>usually assume it's a woman. Men and women are equally bad drivers, it's
>just how they're bad that is what we're all focusing on. Men drive too
>fast and too aggressively. We were the single-minded hunters,
>remember. Women tend to drive too cautiously and too slowly, not paying
>attention where they should, thereby creating problems for anybody else on
>the road. Old people? Well, when you lose so much of your vision,
>hearing, reflexes and aggressive nature, what kind of "Audi Enthusiast"
>driver do you think you'd make?
>
>Just my thoughts. I'm putting on a flame-proof suit now.
>
>Brendan
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Bob
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