Russian men compare women drivers with monkeys

[Adel]

click on the link to see a picture, "Woman driver repairing her car" 

http://english.pravda.ru/society/family/04-05-2006/79884-women_cars-0


The problem of women drivers is a thorn in the side for women and a reason to numerous jokes for men. One can say that it is something that originates from discrimination between males and females. It is considered a usual thing when a drunk man drives a car on a busy highway, but if a woman takes a moment to check her make up in a mirror while driving, people think of it as a potential danger to road traffic. Chauvinistic men compare women drivers with monkeys playing with bombs meaning that you never know where a monkey could throw it.

 It goes without saying that women can be highly unpredictable behind the driving wheel as they mix up transmissions and indicator lights. However, it may only turn out that such women just the beginners.

One has to acknowledge that the majority of women drive accurately because women are naturally more responsible than men. For example, Canadian researchers analyzed the statistics of car accidents in the country and found out that middle-aged women are most disciplined drivers.

European specialists analyzed thousands of car accidents on the continent and concluded that women can boast of their excellent driving skills. They can be blamed for only one-third of all of the analyzed misfortunes on the road.

Women tend to obey all kinds of rules, which seems to be an annoying factor for men drivers. As a rule, men respect the traffic rules as well but they also say that they often have to drive according to circumstances. Men like to make fun of women and their typical driving habits although such occurrences are not frequent at all. On the other hand, some women can drive a car and read a book to their kids in the backseat. Others try to knit a sweater while driving. Men consider such things absolutely outrageous although women try to justify their actions saying that they can do several things simultaneously owing to their ‘different brain structure.’

It is generally believed in Russia, for example, that female drivers treat their cars like a tin. Wiping the windshield is considered the maximum what a woman can do trying to take care of her transport means. As a matter of fact, many Russian women show their cars to technicians on a weekly and even daily basis.

The subject of blondes sitting behind the driving wheel gradually loses its popularity too. The assumption of a certain connection between a hair colour and the intellectual development of a female individual has never been viewed as serious. However, there are many blonde females who work as system administrators, webmasters, etc. That said if a blonde easily finds a common language with computers, why cannot she drive a car? It is worthy of note that Swedish car maker Volvo started developing new models of cars meant entirely for women. Those will not be simplified car models, as many males would probably joke. The company is simply working on feminine-looking cars and employed a group of women designers for this purpose.

[Shadow]

Finally I get it....being good with computers means you have the intellectual level of a blonde woman.

[Rvrwind]

Well Adel, you won't startle me with such facts. I was a professional long haul truck driver & city bus driver for almost 30 years in Canada & hauled freight from Alaska to Mexico & Vancouver to New York City so believe me when I say there ain't much I havn't seen in regards to driving habits of the different genders. My ex wife & I double teamed for about 8 years & she was the only driver I ever trusted enough that I could crawl in the bunk & sleep while she drove.
As far as Russian drivers, well all them Russian men best take a good hard look in the mirror. Where I come from most of them would never last a week on the job. The way the bus drivers & taxi bus drivers drive here would land them on unemployment faster than you could say lickety split!!!!
European drivers from anywhere on this side of the planet are thouroghly disgusting in my opinion & yes I have noticed with all the immigration to the west that the same attitude is starting to prevail there as well. Thank God we at least in Canada have honest cops that enforce the rules of the road & won't take bribes to look the other way.
In almost 30 years as a professional driver I had 1 minor fender bender that was my fault & several major collisions & rollovers that were not attributed to my driving. With more that 20 awards for safe driving & awards & prizes from several truck & bus rodeos I can honestly say I was good at my job & never lacked for working opportunities. Even held the position of driver trainer for several years.
Walking across the street in Russia is like walking across a battlefield but instead of hurling grenades at you they aim their cars at you instead. Take my word for it when I say there are more than a few cars in Tver with a size nine imprint of a Cowboy Boot in the rear quarter panel or door if I'm really quick. And when they go to stop there cars to get out & come after me I start running towards them screaming & cursing & threatening them at the top of my lungs & they jump backin their car & split because they don't want no part of this crazy bugger.
I smashed the rear window in a Taxi bus one day that deliberatly sped up & splashed me with water & mud & I know damn well it was deliberate. I just picked up a rock & wack, took out a rear window & started chasin' him down the street. He took off & wouldn't even stop for folks what was trying to flag him down. The people that were standing by me that got splashed as well started pattin' me on the back & shakin' my hand. They couldn't decide if I was ultra brave or just plain crazy, I vote for the latter myself, LOL.
I got no tolerance for a-holes or idiots & even less when their behind the wheel of a hunk of steel that they decide to use as a weapon!!!
My friend Phil from SPB figures one day I'll wack the wrong car & the guy will step out with an Uzi & cut me down. All I can say is he best make the first shot count, because he won't get a second!!!
Driving is a privelidge, not a God given right & the sooner folks realize that, the better off & safer we'll all be!!!
And yes you are correct, according to all the statistics I have ever read there is no correlation between hair color & driving ability & the worst drivers on the planet are by far, male.
You shoulda seen the looks my ex used to get when she'd climb down outa that big ole' Freightliner with a double walkin' bunk &  Super B trailer's behind. It was pure comedy to see the jaws drop on those burly pot bellied truck drivers at the truck stops. I should mention she was blonde, blue eyed, 5'2"tall & weighed 113 lbs soaking wet!!! We drove the rocky mountains in Canada & the US for several years & anybody who knows about truckin' knows that only the best & the well trained & experienced drivers got that pleasure, LOL, if you wanna call it a pleasure. From Vancouver to Alaska from December till February, hauling Super B's loaded with gasoline & diesel fuel, now theres a trip everybody should have to ride along on before they get their drivers licence. Would give them a whole new prespective on fear!!!
Just picture my ex behind the wheel of 100 tons of screaming metal loaded with flammable liquids comin' hell bent for leather down Trutch Mountain in the Yukon Territory, a real sight I'll tell you, & the looks she'd get when the men who couldn't make that hill found out who was driving were absolutely priceless!!!