Male drivers are ruder, meaner and more likely to crash than women!

No matter what men might say about a woman behind the wheel, the simple truth is that members of the fairer sex are better drivers.

Sydney, May 1 : No matter what men might say about a woman behind the wheel, the simple truth is that members of the fairer sex are better drivers.

And, the news comes straight from Aussie insurance company AAMI, which conducted a survey, only to find that men are ruder, meaner and more likely to crash while driving than women.

The results of the telephonic survey of 2384 drivers, as well as AAMI claims data collected last year, revealed that you would be much better off with female drivers than men, for not only does the latter tend to get behind the wheel after drinking more often than women, but is also more likely to act aggressively while driving.

The survey also found that 84 per cent of men have at some point crashed their vehicle, as compared to 77 per cent of women.

It was also noted that while the majority of women drivers are more likely to be involved in relatively minor crashes such as reversing into stationary objects, men tend to be involves in more serious accidents.

"Our claims data shows that men's crashes tend to be more serious than women's. They are more likely to be involved in head-on collisions, roll-overs and loss-of-control crashes, as well as crashes involving pedestrians, cyclists and animals," News.com.au quoted AAMI spokesman Geoff Hughes, as saying.

Cheetham Consulting Group psychologist John Cheetham told AAMI he wasn't very surprised by the findings, for Self-awareness and social responsibility tends to be higher among women.

"Self-awareness and social responsibility tends to be higher among women, whereas men are biologically more aggressive, more impatient and more willing to push the boundaries," Mr Cheetham said.

"Women use more parts of their brain to undertake tasks and furthermore, differences in men's and women's neurological processing can advantage women.

"However, the female brain is not as good at spatial relationships, so it is not surprising that they strike stationery objects more frequently than men," he said.

The survey also found that while 47 per cent of men and 38 per cent of women have rudely gestured at other drivers, 46 per cent of men and 36 per cent of women admit to verbally abusing another driver.

ANI