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Research claims women are idiots about cars
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/me...ing_signs.html Friday, 3rd March 2006 Women drivers 'miss warning signs' BELT UP: Warnings missed.WOMEN drivers are dashboard dunces when it comes to recognising warning symbols in their cars. New research shows that one in two hasn't the foggiest idea of what some dashboard signs mean. Despite the average motorist spending 360 hours a year behind the wheel, as many as 42 per cent of motorists cannot identify common dashboard symbols, according to the poll by AA Personal Loans. Almost half of women and one third of men could not correctly identify symbols for frequently used functions or basic warning lights. Researchers asked 1,700 drivers to identify symbols such as the handbrake warning light, full beam headlight, front windscreen wash and wipe and rear fog light. The revelations show that 39 per cent of women and 28 per cent of men were unable to correctly identify the warning lamp for the main beam headlight warning lamp suggesting that they may regularly unwittingly dazzle oncoming traffic. Two thirds of women could not correctly identify the front windscreen washer and wipe symbol, one in five admitting they had no idea what it signified, compared to one in 20 men. Handbrake Just 38 per cent of women compared to 65 per cent of men were able to correctly identify the warning lamp indicating high coolant temperature - yet ignoring this could lead to engine damage. Twelve per cent of women and seven per cent of men admitted they had no idea what the handbrake warning light was. A third of women drivers wrongly identified this symbol, compared to just on in five men. More than two thirds of women and 44 per cent of men could not correctly identify the rear fog light symbol, with one in five women admitting to having no idea what it meant. The most commonly identified symbol in the survey was the oil pressure warning lamp. A total of 85 per cent correctly identified this symbol, but women still lagged behind men with 78 per cent being correctly able to identify this symbol, compared to 91 per cent of men. Lloyd East, ofAA Financial Services, said: "More women than men are now buying second-hand motors. "It's worrying so many female motorists are in the dark over some of the most common dashboard symbols." |
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Research claims women are idiots about cars
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE urinated this:
> BELT UP: Warnings missed.WOMEN drivers are dashboard dunces when it > comes to recognising warning symbols in their cars. This coming from someone who can't even see the dashboard lights because they burned out years ago! ROTFLMAO! |
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Research claims women are idiots about cars
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote: > http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/me...ing_signs.html > > Friday, 3rd March 2006 > Women drivers 'miss warning signs' > > BELT UP: Warnings missed.WOMEN drivers are dashboard dunces when it > comes to recognising warning symbols in their cars. > The title and opening statement are inconsistent and the article itself is pretty much useless sensationalism. There is no indication in the article that women are missing the warning signs. The article simply says in several paragraphs women (and men) have not committed a long list of symbols and definitions to rote memory. The article skips over the truly important question of whether the driver misses or ignores a warning light that flashes on. A more meaningful study would be to find out how many women (and men) responded to a warning light by finding out what it meant and by taking the proper action. The resulting article would not be nearly as sensational and sell far fewer papers, but would be far more informative of driver habits. |
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