Women driver - Powerful sports car - Out of her depth
Discussion
I know I'm probably going to get some stick over this posting, male chauvinistic type label, but I'm sure many other PH'rs will have had the same thoughts as me. And yes, I'm guessing the example to break the rule will pop up as well. Living a reasonably affluent part of the country, I've seen, and observed, a number of the more 'desirable' types of, usually, sports car, with more than adequate BHP, being pottered around by female drivers. And having observed their driving skills at close range, including their parking prowess in Sainsbury's car park, I often wonder. I wonder, do they ever floor the throttle, or would doing so scare then witless? Do they treat roundabouts as an excuse to 'explore' it's behaviour ? Do they max the acceleration on any and all slip roads ? Have they any idea of their cars ultimate potential? Because, this morning I encountered what I suspected. A type road, uphill. Slow vehicle lane on the left, middle lane designated an overtaking lane. Everyone was making use of it to pass a grunting lorry. Except a Porsche Carrera. It was chugging along, up the backside of the lorry. Now, if any car this morning had the ability to use this passing lane, it was this one. And yes, as I passed by, lady driver, myopic staring ahead, clutching steering wheel, giving the classic' petrified' female driver pose, which I've often observed on Motorways, hogging the middle lane. So the question is. Why do they buy such cars in the first place ? They are clearly out of their depth.
A lot of women as described don't actually want a powerful car.
Talking to an aquaintance recently she informed me her auntie had a brand new drop top Merc with quite a bit of power. Apparently her auntie didn't want it, she wanted a little Fiesta or something alike but her husband told her "No. No wife of mine is driving around in a Fiesta, your having a new Merc" She didn't seem to think her uncle was a complete bell, this confused me somewhat.
Talking to an aquaintance recently she informed me her auntie had a brand new drop top Merc with quite a bit of power. Apparently her auntie didn't want it, she wanted a little Fiesta or something alike but her husband told her "No. No wife of mine is driving around in a Fiesta, your having a new Merc" She didn't seem to think her uncle was a complete bell, this confused me somewhat.
MuZiZZle said:
HustleRussell said:
What you have to ask yourself is "Is her driving behaviour unsafe?". If the answer is 'no', then what business of yours is it what car she chooses to drive? There are plenty of men with performance cars who don't explore their potential.
Bingo!It is frustrating when you are on a good road and want to make progress. I remember being on a 60 mph country road that is always good for a blast and being stuck being a line of traffic doing 30mph. Bit by bit the cars ahead were overtaking the obstruction which I presumed would be a tractor or a lorry but it was a blond in a Boxster. I finally got past in my hired Renault Grand Espace and continued on to enjoy the drive.
Many people with money will buy expensive powerful cars because they can and they look good but not because they like driving. I have seen this in both men and woman but you will notice this more in the female of the species as they tend to be less aggressive drivers.
Frustrating I know but it's probably better that they just potter around then try to explore the potential of their motors and come a cropper.
Many people with money will buy expensive powerful cars because they can and they look good but not because they like driving. I have seen this in both men and woman but you will notice this more in the female of the species as they tend to be less aggressive drivers.
Frustrating I know but it's probably better that they just potter around then try to explore the potential of their motors and come a cropper.
robinessex said:
If you read my post, I asked a question. That's all.
I did read your post, and I answered your question with my own opition. This is an internet forum.robinessex said:
And no, it wasn't particularly safe, she was much to close to the truck !!
Would she have been following the truck at a safer distance were she driving a stereotypical 'Woman's' car?That Porsche is probably easier to drive than a Morris 1000. Things have moved on since your time.
robinessex said:
I know I'm probably going to get some stick over this posting, male chauvinistic type label, but I'm sure many other PH'rs will have had the same thoughts as me.
And yes, I'm guessing the example to break the rule will pop up as well.
Living a reasonably affluent part of the country, I've seen, and observed, a number of the more 'desirable' types of, usually, sports car, with more than adequate BHP, being pottered around by female drivers. And having observed their driving skills at close range, including their parking prowess in Sainsbury's car park, I often wonder.
I wonder, do they ever floor the throttle, or would doing so scare then witless? Do they treat roundabouts as an excuse to 'explore' it's behaviour ?
Do they max the acceleration on any and all slip roads ?
Have they any idea of their cars ultimate potential?
Because, this morning I encountered what I suspected. A type road, uphill. Slow vehicle lane on the left, middle lane designated an overtaking lane. Everyone was making use of it to pass a grunting lorry.
Except a Porsche Carrera.
It was chugging along, up the backside of the lorry. Now, if any car this morning had the ability to use this passing lane, it was this one. And yes, as I passed by, lady driver, myopic staring ahead, clutching steering wheel, giving the classic' petrified' female driver pose, which I've often observed on Motorways, hogging the middle lane.
So the question is. Why do they buy such cars in the first place ? They are clearly out of their depth.
I know someone with a return key who doesn't seem to use it. I wonder why these people buy return keys. They are clearly out of their depth.And yes, I'm guessing the example to break the rule will pop up as well.
Living a reasonably affluent part of the country, I've seen, and observed, a number of the more 'desirable' types of, usually, sports car, with more than adequate BHP, being pottered around by female drivers. And having observed their driving skills at close range, including their parking prowess in Sainsbury's car park, I often wonder.
I wonder, do they ever floor the throttle, or would doing so scare then witless? Do they treat roundabouts as an excuse to 'explore' it's behaviour ?
Do they max the acceleration on any and all slip roads ?
Have they any idea of their cars ultimate potential?
Because, this morning I encountered what I suspected. A type road, uphill. Slow vehicle lane on the left, middle lane designated an overtaking lane. Everyone was making use of it to pass a grunting lorry.
Except a Porsche Carrera.
It was chugging along, up the backside of the lorry. Now, if any car this morning had the ability to use this passing lane, it was this one. And yes, as I passed by, lady driver, myopic staring ahead, clutching steering wheel, giving the classic' petrified' female driver pose, which I've often observed on Motorways, hogging the middle lane.
So the question is. Why do they buy such cars in the first place ? They are clearly out of their depth.
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There was a chap on this forum who gave me loads of grief for suggesting a woman could buy her own replacement car key for her car. I thought hard about what he said, and I'm now convinced that Dorises have tiny fluffly brains full of shoes and chocolate, and they can't be trusted to do anything as well as a man can, which is why they have to have seperate events in the olympics just for them.
Apparently* the women's "gold" medals are really made of silver, partially because they aren't strong enough to lift that much gold and partly because a gold medal in a women's event is always going to be second compared to a gold medal in a real event.
Anyway, back on topic: I have a theory that no one notices good drivers, just the rubbish ones as it's only the rubbish ones we have to react to. So no one really notices the excellent women/Volvo/Rover/van/old drivers, they just notice the ones who are rubbish.
* I just made this up
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