Because of course, it's of utmost importance that we try, as often as possible, to remind women exactly where we rate in this society. Har-dee-har-har-har. *sarcasm*

BTW, I seem to remember that at least the insurance companies seem to be in agreement on the fact that women are better drivers. I've never understood where the 'Women are sucky drivers' Urban legend came from?

Anyone know?

Bah, the legend's not that women are bad drivers (well, except for the "putting up while driving" part of the legend)-- it's that they're boring drivers who don't appreciate the power!

Or some such foolishness. The insurance rate argument certainly seems like the easiest way to debunk it.

It used to be common for young (16-25 yr old) women to get better insurance rates than men in the same age range. Once men reached 24/25, the discrimination (heh) typically faded.

However, in recent years, young women have apparently drifted into male driver territory.

This link basically arrives at the same conclusion...

(er, "putting on makeup". must proofread)

haha, that is a sweet mouse.

When women talk about being a good driver, they talk about avoiding accidents and having no speeding tickets.

when men talk about being a good driver, they are referring to being able to control a car at high speeds on the edge of sudden death.

This general characteristic of risk seeking is one big reason why when men do things, the dispersion of outcomes is usually much greater than with women. More men achieve greatness and more men crash and burn, while the average women does just as well as or better than the average man.

To get more women at the top u need to encourage more women to gamble. If that is smart or not overall, i don't know.

I really cannot think of anything more pointless than the idea that one should sort cars by color. I mean, it's about the easiest thing to change, as compared with trying to turn a V6 into a V8, a manual transmission into an automatic, or an F-150 into a Mustang.

I want a black car, sure. But I'll first get the type of car I want (Camaro, Mustang, Trans Am, similar musclecar; failing that, Mitsubishi 3000GT or similar newish sporty thing; absolutely no SUV's, minivans, or pickup trucks), and then if it's not black, I'll PAINT it black. I'd have to paint it anyway, seeing as I want panthers on it. You know, the way some people have flames or racing stripes or whatever. I want panthers, preferably airbrushed on by yours truly.

Note to whoever PhotoShopped the damn things: THIS woman is not that stupid. Neither are other women. You're stupid for even thinking we are.

PS: Regarding that speedometer one? Jack the "slow" up to around 70 or so (MILES not KM), then replace the rest with "enjoyable" from about 75 to 95, and label anything above 95 with "sweet as hell but not worth the risk of having the cops interfere significantly with my ability to continue driving." There. Much better.

And GET THAT POWDER AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER!!!

Now this is from the guy perspective in the cheap seats, but I thought some of those pics were pretty funny. Please understand that I don't mean that in a mean or insulting way. I know plenty of strong women who resemble some of those pics, and several of them are much more intelligent than I am in much more important areas than cars. I have used a shoe and several other things as a hammer and constantly use a knife as a screwdriver. The mouse and the bowling alley in particular just exhibit a feminine touch. What is wrong with that? I love it when women are strong and feminine. I apologize if I am missing some point, and I do condemn lots of jokes that truly are hateful/hurtful towards women. I just don't see that here. Feel free to rip me a new one if it is deserved.

By the way, the part of the brain that inhibits risky behavior is not fully developed until the age of 25 (NIH study last January). It seems to affect men more that women, which is why guys drive more reckless at an early age and have higher insurance rates.

And Kyra (and many others) knows much more about cars than I do. I bought the red SUV that I could afford. Didn't care about V6 or V8.

uh oh. i do use a butter knife as a screwdriver. it's a much better way to hang curtains than the way my boyfriend does it, by playing video games...

see, now, when i saw the red cars, blue cars thing, i only thought of red states and blue states and the types of cars that "red" (mcdonalds, coke, republican, etc.) people drive and that "blue" (burger king, pepsi, democrat, etc.) people drive...

Hey Kyra, you should get thee to notmyboyfriendscar.com. It's great and its run by women.

And no, I'm not stupid either and am one of those women who have a large penis when it comes to cars. I love them tight, fast and pretty ;).

Because I'm worth it, I just bought myself an excellent German sports car of a type commonly associated with idiot midlife crisis male douchebags. It's black. It has a lap counter on the dash. The tachometer is front and center on the instrument panel and it redlines at 7200 rpm. Its top speed is 186 MPH, although so far I have only had it up to 140. It is so responsive it is as though we share a psychic connection. I love it so much that I slept in it last night. I am a 46-year-old woman and I drive like a maniac.

I keep my screwdrivers and hammer and nails and other assorted stuff like that in the drawer in my bedside table right below the drawer I keep the sex toys (I'm sorry, I live in Texas. I mean, "educational tools".), condoms and assorted porn liberal stuff. This is because I am hoping one day for an anti-feminist to come into my home, get snooping and have a heart attack when confronted with all my patriarchy-defying evil feminist ways concentrated in one small spot.

Amanda - I hope you don't get too caught up in the moment and forget which drawer is which. That could be pretty painful (and/or fun, depending on your point of view). :)

Right, because pictures like these are so horrible about women! I can't believe some nasty rotten chauvinistic man would actually do something like that! It would have to be a man too, because no woman is that stupid. Men are stupid. But men inbetween 16-25 really are that dumb and drive cars that fast! hahaha, those guys are so stupid. They should know that doing those risky things are bad for you, and all men are exactly like that at that age. Stupid men.

Pictures like this:http://websites.openup.com/justremember/mp/bookshirtsm.jpg

Are totally ok though, because it's true! Men are stupid and women are so much smarter!

Because of course, it's of utmost importance that we try, as often as possible, to remind women exactly where we rate in this society.games