Or are they equal. I say skilled, not better, for a reason. We know young men tend to be higher risk takers. No, I actually am asking which is more skilled. I have my answer and the reason for it but am more interested right now in hearing yours.

 

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Whats the ratio of male to female drivers across all racing sports?

 

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<Insert generalization here.>

<Insert contradictory anecdote here.>

<Flip coin, conclude based on that.>

 

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maybe women are smart enough to not drive around in a circle 300 times when gas prices are 3-4 bucks a gallon

ive been scared crapless more often in a woman-driven car than a man-driven car but then again im a man so maybe im biased

 

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It depends on if you include things like the following in your definition of "skill":

tendency to take risks
tendency to drive aggressively
tendency to drive problematically timidly
tendency to become distracted by things in the moment (cell phones, conversations with passengers, etc.)
tendency to be distracted by things outside the actual driving situation (personal issues weighing on your mind about job, family, the fight you had this morning with your sig. other, etc.)

Certainly all of those things factor into someone's driving COMPETENCY or in their execution of proper driving in the moment, but I'm not sure they equate to "skill".

To put it another way - let's say I'm a skilled baseball pitcher, and I have honed my body and technique to deliver pitches with control and proper velocity. However, let's say I'm a head case and I get "rattled" to the point of distraction whenever the game situation is the least little bit of "pressured" or when things haven't gone exactly right.

Meanwhile there's another pitcher who can't throw as fast as I can, who can't throw as hard of a slider and whose control is not quite as good as mine, but that guy is SUPER mentally tough and while you can expect him to only deliver about 90% of the performance level I can when I'm functioning at my peak, you can ALWAYS expect this guy to deliver that, even when my own performance suffers greatly because of my inability to handle distractions or pressure.

Which of us is the more "skilled" pitcher?

 

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Well anyway I say men because we get more experience. My wife never wants to drive if we are going somewhere together.

 

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Please have your ATM card handy when pulling in for a pit stop

The gender that isn't Asian

 

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