Women Worse Than Men: Parking Study

It's always been a cliche that women don't do as well as men at parking a car, but fair-minded citizens usually dismissed this as a stereotype. A new study, though, suggests the assumption may be true indeed.

A efmale scientist in Germany, Dr Claudia Wolf, led the study and says her results echo previous findings, about men having better co-ordination and spatial awareness compared to women, and that they take more risks behind the wheel whereas wommen are more conservative, tentative drivers. Critics may question the sample size and methodology though, and challenge the veracity of these findings. But Dr. Wolf defends the study, saying: "I don't think that feminism or the cause of women is in any way set back by these findings. It only proves what previous studies about the spatial differences between men and women have shown." For the full story, see below.

Women Worse Than Men: Parking Study
telegraph

Female drivers take an average of 20 seconds longer to park their cars but are still less likely to end up in the middle of the bay, the research suggests. As part of the test 65 people were asked to park an Audi A6 family saloon in a standard-sized parking space...Their manoeuvres - including head-on, reverse and parallel parking - were timed and rated for accuracy...

Women Worse Than Men: Parking Study