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Women Are Twice As Likely To Hit The Gas By Mistake
CBS ^ | April 21, 2012 | Staff

Posted on 04/21/2012 12:30:08 PM PDT by library user

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LOL. Discuss.
1 posted on 04/21/2012 12:30:13 PM PDT by library user
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Is this one of those “War Against Women” things? LOL!


2 posted on 04/21/2012 12:32:35 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time for the 47% to start paying their "fair share" of income taxes.)
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To: library user

my best guess is that it might have something to do with children fighting in the back


3 posted on 04/21/2012 12:33:37 PM PDT by Scotswife
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More importantly how much more likely are people panic and keep pressing the wrong pedal.

That seems to be where most of the damage is done.


4 posted on 04/21/2012 12:33:37 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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I’ve often wondered why more of them don’t poke an eye out putting on lipstick.


5 posted on 04/21/2012 12:35:01 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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I’ve often wondered why more of them don’t poke an eye out putting on lipstick.

That there is funny, I don't care who you are.

6 posted on 04/21/2012 12:36:45 PM PDT by library user
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To: Scotswife

Actually, it wasn’t women in that age group. The two worst groups were under 20 and over 76.

With older women (the 76+ age group), I’d suspect it’s because a lot of them probably didn’t start serious driving until their husbands died or became incapacitated, and they’re just not very experienced or good drivers and tend to panic.

With teenage girls, they’re probably not paying attention.


7 posted on 04/21/2012 12:38:20 PM PDT by livius
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Must be because they insist on using their left foot for the break while keeping their right foot still on the gas.

The left foot is for the clutch period!

You want to slow down or stop, take the right foot off the gas and apply the right foot to the break


8 posted on 04/21/2012 12:39:25 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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High heels!


9 posted on 04/21/2012 12:39:58 PM PDT by donna (The Feminist ideal comes to fruition in the Republican Party. Betty Friedan laughs.)
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To: library user

When I was a kid I remember when a neighbor (female) drove through the back of her garage and into the pool. Almost drown. Formed an early opinion in me of female drivers. Just a hunch, but of men causing more overall accidents, I wonder if that 60% is based on miles driven or just a total? I wonder also if you take drunks out what the number is.


10 posted on 04/21/2012 12:40:10 PM PDT by JTHomes (A lot of injustice is done under the cover of law.)
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http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7390665n

Obama to GOP: Now’s the time to step on the “gas”

December 5, 2011 11:34 AM

President Obama on Monday, said now is not the “time to step on the brakes,” as he urged Republicans to extend a payroll tax cut that is set to expire soon.


11 posted on 04/21/2012 12:40:56 PM PDT by digger48
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Men: if you’re still reading this, please note that you’re not off the hook yet. In fact, when the number-crunchers leading the study looked at all accidents — not just those involving unintended acceleration — guys were at fault 60% of the time.

Does that figure account for miles driven?

12 posted on 04/21/2012 12:42:39 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (It's not over yet. Newt 2012.)
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I wonder also if you take drunks out what the number is.

Why would you take drunks out? If more men than women cause accidents because of drunk driving, then it's fair to include them.

Or did I miss your point?

13 posted on 04/21/2012 12:45:36 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (It's not over yet. Newt 2012.)
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“Lady, you’re transmission is shot. It’s in pieces, I’ve never seen anything this bad. What did you do?” Mechanic

“Well, you know the gears above the steering wheel. `PRNDL’?
I started out by shifting from `P’—prowl—into `Dart,’ then got on the interstate so shifted to `Leap.’
When I hit about 70 MPH I threw it into `Race.’”


14 posted on 04/21/2012 12:45:57 PM PDT by tumblindice (Our new, happy lives.)
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I want to see the stats on how many attempts at parallel parking it takes to make a car fit. :)


15 posted on 04/21/2012 12:47:41 PM PDT by warsaw44
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And in cases of unintended acceleration, women were at fault roughly 66% of the time.

Notice they don't say what percentage of the time men were at fault.

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(Yes, I am just kidding.)

16 posted on 04/21/2012 12:48:55 PM PDT by savedbygrace (But God.)
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To: library user

The only time I saw a woman do this was my ex just at the time I was in front of the vehicle. Had to be an accident, right?


17 posted on 04/21/2012 12:49:43 PM PDT by mirkwood (http://www.unclehenrys.com)
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I’m a two-footed driver. Learned to drive racing go karts, then graduated to sports cars. I don’t ride the pedals either. Because of my experience, my reactions are very fast, there’s no dead time in between shifting from gas to brakes. But I don’t think I’d recommend this method for all drivers.


18 posted on 04/21/2012 12:50:48 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: TwelveOfTwenty

I am trying to start a fight about who are better drivers; men or women. ;) Just guessing that men are more likely to drink and drive than women, so I would want them in my data comparing driving skills. Of course I know it is dumb to generalize. I’ve know careless/reckless men and women drivers. What I like to tell myself is that since I used to drive somewhat recklessly myself, I better learned the capabilities of my vehicle and improved my reaction time. I can think of some close calls where I felt lucky to avoid a bad collision with my family in the car and was thankful that I reacted appropriately to the situation when called upon. Whether it was luck, God, or my hard earned skills that saved the day I’ll never know.


19 posted on 04/21/2012 12:56:17 PM PDT by JTHomes (A lot of injustice is done under the cover of law.)
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Whereas men are four times more likely to pass gas. It’s usually a form of entertainment rather than a mistake, however.


20 posted on 04/21/2012 12:59:19 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Real men are not threatened by strong women." -- Sarah Palin)
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