One in three men 'don't feel safe when their partner is driving'
It's those three little words that men dread to hear from their partners: 'Can I drive?'
A study has revealed that more than a third of men don't feel safe when their other half is driving.
Millions of men find themselves pushing their feet down into the footwell because their wife or partner brakes late, while others spend large chunks of a journey gripping the edges of the passenger seat.
Driven to distraction: One in ten men surveyed said they often have to grab the wheel as their partner takes her eyes off the road.
One in ten said he had been forced to grab the steering wheel as his other half took her eyes off the road and careered towards the central reservation.
A similar number have asked their wife or partner to pull over so they can take the wheel.
TOP TEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT WOMEN'S DRIVING
1. Lack of concentration
2. Braking too late
3. Flicking the accelerator
4. Not avoiding rumble strips
5. Getting too close to other cars
6. Braking too hard
7. Fiddling with the stereo
8. Failure to indicate
9. Going too fast
10. Sticking in the middle lane
A spokesman for online market research giant OnePoll.com, which questioned 3,000 men for the study, said yesterday: 'Most feel they are better drivers than the women in their lives.
'They believe they concentrate a lot better, read road situations more quickly and clearly and have better reactions.
'One in five even went as far as to say they were never able to relax when their other half is driving.'
The study also found that one in five couples have argued about their respective driving skills - or lack thereof.
Men's biggest complaints were that women are too easily distracted by children, scenery or other motorists.
Other grumbles included allowing the car to 'roll' from side to side instead of keeping it in a straight line and not staying away from rumble strips.
Flicking the accelerator, which results in a stop-start feel to the ride, also came high on the list, as did getting too close to cars before overtaking.
Braking too late was the second most common complaint, while braking too hard came in sixth. Not braking at all surprisingly didn't make the top ten.
The claim that women don't concentrate as well as they should behind the wheel may have some merit.
A study last month revealed that women put in more claims for collisions on roundabouts and hitting cars from behind.
Men were more prone to head-on collisions, hitting crash barriers and trees, or driving up and down embankments, according to the study of more than 2million accidents over five years by insurance company Diamond.
Diamond managing director Sian Lewis said: 'Women tend to be in more accidents at slower speeds, where cars are close together, while men have more high-speed accidents where it is easy to lose control.
'Possibly men drive faster and more aggressively than women, while women are more easily distracted than men behind the wheel.'
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One in three men 'don't feel safe when their partner is driving' | Mail Online
It's those three little words that men dread to hear from their partners: 'Can I drive?'
A study has revealed that more than a third of men don't feel safe when their other half is driving.
Millions of men find themselves pushing their feet down into the footwell because their wife or partner brakes late, while others spend large chunks of a journey gripping the edges of the passenger seat.
Driven to distraction: One in ten men surveyed said they often have to grab the wheel as their partner takes her eyes off the road. One in ten said he had been forced to grab the steering wheel as his other half took her eyes off the road and careered towards the central reservation.
A similar number have asked their wife or partner to pull over so they can take the wheel.
TOP TEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT WOMEN'S DRIVING
1. Lack of concentration
2. Braking too late
3. Flicking the accelerator
4. Not avoiding rumble strips
5. Getting too close to other cars
6. Braking too hard
7. Fiddling with the stereo
8. Failure to indicate
9. Going too fast
10. Sticking in the middle lane
A spokesman for online market research giant OnePoll.com, which questioned 3,000 men for the study, said yesterday: 'Most feel they are better drivers than the women in their lives.
'They believe they concentrate a lot better, read road situations more quickly and clearly and have better reactions.
'One in five even went as far as to say they were never able to relax when their other half is driving.'
The study also found that one in five couples have argued about their respective driving skills - or lack thereof.
Men's biggest complaints were that women are too easily distracted by children, scenery or other motorists.
Other grumbles included allowing the car to 'roll' from side to side instead of keeping it in a straight line and not staying away from rumble strips.
Flicking the accelerator, which results in a stop-start feel to the ride, also came high on the list, as did getting too close to cars before overtaking.
Braking too late was the second most common complaint, while braking too hard came in sixth. Not braking at all surprisingly didn't make the top ten.
The claim that women don't concentrate as well as they should behind the wheel may have some merit.
A study last month revealed that women put in more claims for collisions on roundabouts and hitting cars from behind.
Men were more prone to head-on collisions, hitting crash barriers and trees, or driving up and down embankments, according to the study of more than 2million accidents over five years by insurance company Diamond.
Diamond managing director Sian Lewis said: 'Women tend to be in more accidents at slower speeds, where cars are close together, while men have more high-speed accidents where it is easy to lose control.
'Possibly men drive faster and more aggressively than women, while women are more easily distracted than men behind the wheel.'
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One in three men 'don't feel safe when their partner is driving' | Mail Online
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