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Women drivers worry about safety

  • By Paul Gover
  • Herald Sun
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    According to a recent Beaurepairs survey, 69 per cent of women admitted being anxious about road safety.

Seven out of 10 women on Australian roads are worried about safety.

It's their number one concern in driving, ranking well ahead of wet weather or battling through peak-hour traffic. But men do not have the same anxiety level, with a little over half putting safety first at their list of anxiety triggers when driving.

The results comes from a survey by tyre retailer Beaurepairs, which quizzed more than 1000 Australians about their worries on the road.

Safety is the biggest concern overall, with 62 per cent of people in the survey putting it first. A whopping 69 per cent of women admitted being anxious about road safety, with 55 per cent of men joining their concern.

Not surprisingly, wet weather is considered the worst condition for driving but battling traffic congestion is not far behind - 31 per cent against 21 per cent - with snow driving up next.

Apart from safety, the biggest concerns in driving - according to the study - are fuel consumption, arriving on time and getting caught speeding.

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  • Being a motorcycle rider a can say that women are the worst offenders. They don't care about anything outside of their little cage. Completely ignorant of other road users!

    Paul of Adelaide Posted on 02 November 2010 11:59am
  • What are they even doing out of the kitchen?

    Peter Goers Posted on 14 August 2010 9:19pm
  • Drivers are concerned about safety? Only their own, not those outside their car. If they were genuinely concerned about safety they'd ride a bike.

    Simon of Sydney Posted on 11 August 2010 3:51pm
  • Safety is about last on my list, because I know how to drive.

    kaygas of melbourne Posted on 21 June 2010 6:21pm
  • I'm more concerned about incompetence behind the wheel.

    jason of melb Posted on 18 June 2010 9:59am
  • Then how come when you see someone talking on a hand held mobile or texting its almost always a woman? Just watch.

    rentakeyboard Posted on 18 June 2010 9:30am
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