Women Owners in Seattle

[Brucelee]

Ok, now the women love you, mission accomplished.

I have spent my career in insurance. So, you may or may not know that insurance company rating systems are regulated by each state govt. Depending on what the insurance commissioner is up to that day, rating factors are allowed or not allowed.

For example, in MA, we were prevented from lowering life insurance rates for our female customers. It seems the commissioner felt that sex based ratings of ANY kind were sexist, even if backed up by sound actuarial data.

This can and does exist in many states for many types of insurance.

Now, back to the stereotyping!

BTW-California drivers are on average, dreadful. Ask any of them and they will tell you.

Lighten up, you will live longer, statistically speaking!

Originally Posted by dbth

As is your statement.
Women are capable of amazing things.Surely driving is among them.
There are many horribly distracted moms driving around but no more than the dudes cutting me off in rusty pickups with the #3 prominently displayed in the rear window or the King of The Universe buzzing by in his BMW driving and checking his blackberry.
Have you ever driven an SUV with 3 kids under 10years and taken a phone call.Let's see how good a driver you are.That shouldn't impugn 50% of humanity driving ability.

Poor driving skills , inconsiderate or inattentive maneuvers are equal opportunity.
Stating that women as a whole are worse drivers than men is as stupid as saying asians are bad drivers or Jersey drivers are bad drivers.

The more a myth is repeated , the more likely it is to be adopted.
Reconsider your statement , you sound like Fred Mertz!

BTW, Insurance Companies are in the business of pricing risk.If women added a significant risk premium to the policy, they would surcharge , just like they do for young drivers , DUI ,speeding tickets etc.I am sure many statistical analysis by gender have been done.

[bigislandboxster]

Wow, this thread took a turn

Hell, it would be easy for me to say women are worse drivers....2 weeks after bringing my car here from Hawaii, my mechanic gets rear ended in my car by a woman driving an Escalade at a stop sign...She was checking her OnStar because she was lost ....I've seen both sexes do some pretty stupid/dangerous things behind the wheel. Bottom line.....Pay attention to just driving! Don't drive offensively!...and if you are going to take chances, do it somewhere where you won't harm or kill someone else.....preferably on a race track somewhere....

Peace all!

[SD987]

What would contribute to this alleged subpar driving ability for asian women?

A few factors...and I'll focus the generalizations on California asians (cuz we're thick as flies out here), although their traits are manifested in asians from other parts of the country to varying degrees.

A good number of asians are relatively FOB ("Fresh Off the Boat") so there is an unfamiliarity with American drivers, regulations, locations etc. If you transplanted America's drivers to another country, they would probably be viewed as "bad drivers" there too.

Asians, particularly older ones, are frequently "in their own world" where they don't pay as much attention to what's going on around them from a socio-interaction point of view. For example you could walk around in a crowded Chinese market in LA and be bumped into by a gazillion people and not hear a single "excuse me" or "sorry bout that". Translate that behavior to the road...

Asian driving behavior tends to be polarized between overtly agressive drivers (the VTEC crowd) and the absurdly timid (mostly asian females). As far as vehicular mayhem, I'd reckon that absurdly timid will actually get you into more accidents than overtly agressive.

In addition, asian women accumulate less wheel-time than their American counterparts and don't enjoy driving as much; preferring to be driven.

[Rail26]

Well said SD987. When I lived in South Korea for a year...I too was FOB (Fresh off the Boat). I was unsafe on the roads because I followed the rules which, apparently, is not expected. I was rear ended in my Hyundai beater because I stopped at a red light.

Originally Posted by SD987

What would contribute to this alleged subpar driving ability for asian women?

A good number of asians are relatively FOB ("Fresh Off the Boat") so there is an unfamiliarity with American drivers, regulations, locations etc. If you transplanted America's drivers to another country, they would probably be viewed as "bad drivers" there too.

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[Rail26]

By the way, is this guy FOB?

http://www.guzer.com/videos/asian_firework_mouth.php

[redman12]

Woman who drives a stick shift are hot :dance:

Don't ya think?

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by redman12

Woman who drives a stick shift are hot :dance:

Don't ya think?

Yes, all two of them!

[MCase]

Well, this is my first post on an iteresting topic but felt the need to chime in.

I am apparently one of only three women boxster drivers on this board. haha. I havn't ever loved a car so much as i love my little roadster.

2001 Boxster
45000 miles
Arctic Silver
18" Turbos
5-Speed.

You are all a very good resource for information about my new car too. I enjoy coming here and reading all your comments!

Cheers!

[Brucelee]

Nice to hear from you. Glad you enjoy this board.

Thanks!