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study says females are more likely to mistakenly hit the gas pedal -- (link)

Posted by pixitude (aka chris) Apr 13 '12, 11:33

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not exactly a Nobel Prize-level discovery (news.yahoo.com)

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... "while men won't stop to ask directions" ( was that the rest of the sentence?) -- nm - JenBro Apr 13, 11:58 1
- "... because men don't need to stop and ask for directions" -- nm - zork Apr 13, 11:59
but men are more likely to ignore the problem while careening through a shopping mall or downtown sidewalk at 80mph -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 13, 11:44
It also says it's more common in people over 76, which means more women. - loosilu Apr 13, 11:39 2
- Yes, very true. I didn't read the article, but a good study would definitely control for age. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 13, 11:41 1
  - can't tell from the article, but the study was done by NHTSA, so I am guessing they did control for it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 13, 11:49
Women are *going to get us all killed.* nm - Dignan Apr 13, 11:38 2
- They brought us into the world, they can take us out. -- nm - TWuG Apr 13, 11:54
- i wonder if that's what really sank Titanic -- nm - pixitude Apr 13, 11:42
shocking. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 13, 11:34

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