Women are better when it comes to parking skills

p grima

Feb 7th, 21:40

" men often missed spaces by driving through car parks too fast, and more of them chose to reverse in, the method preferred by instructors."

Every idiot knows that it is much quicker and easier to park straight in as against reversing in. No wonder this "study" found out that women park faster and more centrally.

Luke Formosa

Feb 6th, 22:30

For what it's worth, I've seen three parking incidents happen in front of my eyes to date.

In case #1 - It was a woman in a small car who was parking on the university ring road in front of the faculty of civil engineering. She went in at too big an angle and ended up scratching the hubcaps on the left of the car on the low wall that runs around the left of this part of the road.

Case #2 - A woman parking a small white 80's small car, same place, even steeper angle - ended up hitting the back left side of the bumper with the wall

Case #3 - A man in his 40's driving a mini cooper with alloy wheels, parking in front of St James hospital - the pavement had a large chip missing from the stone, and he managed to climb it with his front wheel, then turned the steering wheel in the opposite direction and drove forwards just enough for the wheel to fall off the pavement again, making a massive scratch in an otherwise spotless looking car. I almost cried - as did the driver.

Sean Zerafa

Feb 6th, 20:55

First they say that blonde women (natural) are not dumb, in fact more intelligent and proud then other coloured hair women, now women are better parkers?! Yeah right, what next, women can go to the moon and back just by holding their breath?!

I have nothing against women but 5 years of driving made me witness some of the dumbest, most unbelievable car accidents and horrible parking ever and all were women drivers.

Andrew Cumbo

Feb 6th, 19:25

Now another study shall tell us who have more parking sensors installed, men or women? Because we all know, that women make use of mirror only for one thing.

Jeff Mead

Feb 6th, 15:52

Ha Ha very funny tell that to my wife, she can't even tell the difference between the bonnet and the boot .

Noel Tonna

Feb 6th, 14:45

If this study had to be done in Malta then it would probably be. How long it takes to find parking. No time at all (double parking will do) parking in the center? (Ok to park with half the car in the road) Reverse parking? We don't even know what it means! In Malta the study should read " Drive and Park as you please where you please"

John Bonnici

Feb 6th, 13:31

haha mela i guessed all the interviewed were men dressed up at women going to a carnival party.

Mark Pace

Feb 6th, 13:29

So that's why there are so many F1 drivers who are women ... oh wait ...

besides this is not an issue of gender, both genders are just as good and as bad at driving/parking

N Gauci

Feb 6th, 13:18

haha then it is 100% that the research was carried out by women... unless they researched 18 year old men and 35 years old women (experience counts)

Sergio Baldacchino

Feb 6th, 12:02

Haha try and put some CCTV cameras at University of Malta's parking -_-'

Nyal Xuereb

Feb 6th, 10:49

That women are more careful and make sure to park exactly in the correct spot I would agree, but the study should focus on the least manoeuvres, speed and precision all together. Then the results would be completely different.