LONDON (AFP) - Women, much-maligned by the opposite sex for their supposed lack of ability behind the wheel, make far safer and more law-abiding drivers than their male counterparts, British officials said.


Of those found guilty of all driving offences by courts in England and Wales in 2002, 88 percent were male motorists, according to statistics published by the Home Office.


Men committed almost all the most serious offences, such as causing death and dangerous driving, but women's share of speeding offences rose from 13 percent in 1998 to 17 percent in 2002.


The category in which women committed the highest number of offences was obstruction, waiting and parking -- being responsible for 23 percent of such cases in 2002.


Women committed just six percent of the death or bodily harm offences in 2002 and just three percent of dangerous driving offences.


But female offences relating to driving with excess alcohol or drugs in the system increased -- up from nine percent of the total in 1998 to 11 percent in 2002.


Men were responsible for 96 percent of vehicle thefts and 97 percent of offences relating to motorcyles.


Overall, women's share of motoring offences rose only one percent between 1998 and 2002.






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LOL not British Coutrs Kellalor on Englan and Wales.

In scotland we still have the sense to know the truth

We didn't need British Courts to say that..... I already knew that!

the way i see it, everybody except for me is a terrible driver. i like to drive. i'm an excellent driver.

Women are useless drivers and its a fact.

Im right your all wrong especially the women lol.

Yeah! It's true! I know for a fact that I'm the only safe driver on the road Everyone else drives on the wrong side, and keeps honking their horn at me, shouting "get on the right side of the road you f****** b****!"

Other things they sometimes shout are:

"The light's red you ass!"

or

"GET OFF THE FRIGGIN PAVEMENT!"

Morons, the lot of them Maybe they should be made to retake their tests...

I'm on the roads all day every day and I do'nt need statistics to tell me that women are better than men.

I know that it's not true.

Women are indecisive and hesitant at road junctions and round-abouts, they are far too cautious on the motorway and when it comes to the school run.....God give me strength!!!!

I'd just like to say........Neh.. neh.. neh.. neh ..NEH!!!!!


But I'd still like to see over 65's retake their tests every 2 years!
30mph is not the mandatory speed on most roads!!!!!!!

I drive like an 80 year old woman, so I can't even comment on this thread....

So it was YOU LB I was stuck behind!!!!!!! BEEEEP! BEEEP! Parp! excuse me

Celti I may be confused but noone drives across 3 lanes as smoothly as moi!

Actually, the standard of driving these days disgusts me. Only the other day, in dense fog, I passed countless cars doing in excess of 90mph.




(This joke stolen from Viz comic)