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was92v · 12-27-2008, 11:32 AM

The term "Better" is ambiguous at best. Better, to an insurance company is simply "Whomever negatively affects our margin less" nothing more, nothing less.

Better to me, is someone who can better control the vehicle under adverse or extreme conditions and actually takes the job seriously. I think in most cases that is men, if for no other reason than experience.
I've been riding motorcycles since I was 13, have operated tractors and farm equipment, driven Log trucks, fire engines, fork lifts from little tippy tow motors to tracked dozers with forks, log skidders and lots of crappy old stuff with no brakes and steering so loose I would be sawing the steering wheel back and forth 180 degrees just to go straight, 450 HP cars back in the day that didn't corner, and had brakes that didn't stop worth a shit. Most women in this country have not. The ones that have are probably a better driver than me. The men that have not had the experience that builds reflexes and "correction alarms" in their heads are going react wrong too, for the most part.
Cars today are so easy to drive that anyone can drive one, even people that shouldn't, male and female. They allow "distracted and unskilled" drivers to get away with it for a long time past when they should have taken the bus.

12-27-2008, 11:32 AM	#26
was92v Nowhere Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 558	The term "Better" is ambiguous at best. Better, to an insurance company is simply "Whomever negatively affects our margin less" nothing more, nothing less. Better to me, is someone who can better control the vehicle under adverse or extreme conditions and actually takes the job seriously. I think in most cases that is men, if for no other reason than experience. I've been riding motorcycles since I was 13, have operated tractors and farm equipment, driven Log trucks, fire engines, fork lifts from little tippy tow motors to tracked dozers with forks, log skidders and lots of crappy old stuff with no brakes and steering so loose I would be sawing the steering wheel back and forth 180 degrees just to go straight, 450 HP cars back in the day that didn't corner, and had brakes that didn't stop worth a shit. Most women in this country have not. The ones that have are probably a better driver than me. The men that have not had the experience that builds reflexes and "correction alarms" in their heads are going react wrong too, for the most part. Cars today are so easy to drive that anyone can drive one, even people that shouldn't, male and female. They allow "distracted and unskilled" drivers to get away with it for a long time past when they should have taken the bus. Last edited by was92v; 12-27-2008 at 05:49 PM..