If I want to go to my friends’ house, I drive. If I want to try out a new restaurant, I drive. If I want to go shopping, I drive.
But, as a female driver, I feel I am judged because apparently, in our society women are considered to be bad drivers.
In a parallel universe, women are good drivers.
— Anis Tabet (@AnisTabet23) April 27, 2013
There are two types of women drivers:
— Ra_Bies 2.0 (@Ra_Bies) May 20, 2015
1. Bad drivers
2. Those who claim they are good drivers
Its not that all women are bad drivers, there are some really good women drivers- but they’re all aliens
— The Bad Doctor (@DOCTORATLARGE) July 22, 2012
Just the other day, I had found a tight parking space that needed me to reverse park.
But, even before I could put the gear on reverse the parking guy said “madam aap mujhe de dijiye, aap nahi kar payenge” (Ma’am let me reverse, you won’t be able to do it).
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The next day, while waiting at the traffic signal, a bike halted next to my car and, before driving off, the two riders unanimously shouted ‘ladkiyon ko gaadi nahi, ghar chalana chahiye’.
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This mindset also has a lot to do with the fact that women are seen as bad drivers. And, these tweets are proof.
Good lord, women are bad drivers…
— Erin Robbins (@TexasGirlErin) April 8, 2010
Women are such bad drivers😖
— आदिशक्ति 🔱 (@Isoumyas) January 12, 2020
Women are trash drivers, I said what everyone thinks
— BAZZ (@bazzlion) February 26, 2020
But, what people conveniently seem to forget is that driving is a skill set that is learnt and no matter how good or bad you are at it, it has nothing to with your gender. As simple as that.
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There are men who drive rashly and indulge in road rage but no one has ever said ‘All men are rash drivers’, right? Then, why are women drivers generalised?
I don’t need to prove my driving skills to anyone except the person who is responsible for approving my license.
And, with regards to the whole ‘women can’t drive’ thing, I just want to say that a study conducted in 2018 revealed that women are better drivers than men.
And, while there are some who still love stereotyping all women as bad drivers, there are a few who strongly disagree with them.
Women are such good drivers.
— WOW Travel (@WOWPicsOfLife) April 22, 2013
women are so sexy and smart and funny and good drivers 😌
— Tristan 🏁 (@TristanGHill) June 17, 2019
Personally, I know a lot of women who are good drivers. It’s not always the case. Frauen-Am-Steuer-Compilation: http://tinyurl.com/acv528
— Erik Wessel-Berg (@erikwb) February 10, 2009
@Iifepost some women are good drivers, actually🖕🏻
— grace (@graciee1017) January 5, 2017
This is 2014. There are some women who are just as good drivers as men.
— Susan Walker (@Snewzn) June 15, 2014
@nareshk ‘A few good women’ are very good drivers. I once had a rare opportunity to race with a brilliant lady driver.
— Sanjeev Siva (@horrormeister) April 14, 2010
If I know how to drive, I bloody hell will drive, irrespective of whether I am a female or a male. Okay?