Drivers following too close to you. Noticed any pattern?

[Jon39]

When I posted a topic here recently, I only expected a couple of replies, but so far it has entertained you all for 14 pages.
See how you get on with this one.

During recent years (town driving) I have noticed when a vehicle is following too close to me, that the driver is almost always a young woman. Might be a young lady, but cannot tell by just looking in the mirror. -

We constantly hear now about equal rights, so why don't I see a broader mix of men and women of all ages following too close? -

When this does occur, I reduce speed to minimise the chance of me having to brake sharply. If the road conditions ahead happen to become safe, I might slow a little more and invite an overtake. In the 1970s that was easy. A few flashes with the left hand indicator on a straight road, was a widely understood unofficial signal. Now though, the young women just want to follow, but not overtake. On one occasion, with no oncoming traffic in sight and after indicating left, we both came to a halt beside the kerb (road wide enough for three vehicles). Presumably the young lady was only paying attention to the rear of my car, and not observing any of the road conditions into the distance ahead.

So if your experience is the same as mine, the question is, why is it mostly young women who are driving in this hazardous way?

Edited by Jon39 on Saturday 10th August 17:34