I think a lot of people question the need for parallel parking to be included in the driving test, as it’s “something they will never need to do” yet at the same time, despite having to carry it out to pass the test, when we come back to real life people are terrible at it.

It is one of the best known problems with women’s driving, and a good percentage of women will happily admit to being either scared of or really, really bad at. The clip above shows the latter option demonstrated to perfection – just take a look. The adolescent sniggering by whoever is filming it just makes you want to laugh more…

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of Volkswagen UK cars, who were wonderful with their help and advice in getting this site up and running.

We found this great comedy insurance advert for women drivers.

We especially like the allowances for: ‘giving your car a name’, ‘driving in heels’, and ‘concentrating too hard to be polite.’

There’s bound to be a male equivalent advert out there somewhere, so if you see one, please email it in!

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of new cars like the VW Polo, who were wonderful with their free help and advice in getting this site up and running.

One Liner: My wife had a nasty accident with the car this morning. She backed it out of the garage, completely forgetting that the night before, she had backed it in.

Real answers given by Women Drivers in the California Driving Test:

Question: What are some points to remember when passing or being passed?
Answer: Make eye contact and wave “hello” if he/she is cute.

Question: What is the difference between a flashing red traffic light
   and a flashing yellow traffic light?
Answer: The color.

Question: Do you yield when a blind pedestrian is crossing the road?
Answer: What for? He can’t see my license plate.
 

Question: When driving through fog, what should you use?
Answer: Your car.

Question:  What changes would occur in your lifestyle if you could no
   longer drive lawfully?
Answer: I would be forced to drive unlawfully.

Judge:  ’But if you saw the woman driving towards you, why didn’t you give her half the road?’
Male Driver: ‘I was going to, Your Honour, as soon as I could find out which half she wanted.’

A lady driver was passing through a built-up area at about 60 mph when she noticed a motorcycle cop on her tail. She accelerated to to 80 mph but he stuck doggedly to her tail. She really put her foot down and pushed the car up to 90 mph, drawing rapidly away from the policeman. Suddenly she spotted a filling station ahead and slammed on the brakes. she stopped on the forecourt and ran into the womens toilets. 5 mins later she came out to see the police officer still waiting for her. With a polite smile she said, ‘I bet you thought I wouldn’t make it in time!’

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of Ford cars, who were wonderful with their help and advice in getting this site up and running, best regards,

Caroline.

Take Saudi Arabia for example, a woman in her 20’s was arrested back in March 2009 in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi after she was seen driving a Lexus 4×4. The police gave chase and took her into custody.

A statement from the spokesman for the Mecca Police, Maj Abdul Muhsin al-Mayman said “The woman tried to escape when she saw a police car and in the process hit another car, which was slightly damaged”.

He did not identify the woman or give her nationality, but said she was handed over to the Prosecution and Investigation Commission for interrogation.

Stories such as this one do make you realise the freedoms we take for granted in the western world!

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of Vauxhall cars, who were wonderful with their help and advice in getting this site up and running, best regards,

Caroline.

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of Nissan cars, who were wonderful with their help and advice in getting this site up and running, best regards,

Caroline.

So there’s been a flood. There’s water all around, and there’s no way of telling how deep it is. Luckily this woman found a solution to discovering the depth of the water, by driving her car straight into it, much to the amusement of the watching crowd. Maybe she thought she had a James Bond style underwater car, who knows?

To add insult to injury, she then decides that, despite the fact that the car managed to sink into this huge waterhole, that she would still be able to walk across it, seems like the concept that the water might be rather deep still has not entered her mind, even though she’s just watched her car sink.

Well Worth a watch, take a look below:

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of Renault cars, who were wonderful with their help and advice in getting this site up and running, best regards,

Caroline.

The British advertisers for the new Mazda 2 have clearly aimed this particular advert directly at women and cleverly got on the side of the target audience, showing just how well women can actually park and have also come up with a pretty nifty stunt to illustrate the point,they have even managed to add a sense of humour too, well worth taking a look below.

(We don’t know if the actual stunt driver for the commercial was a woman, but we hope so!)

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of Volkswagen UK cars, who were wonderful with their help and advice in getting this site up and running, best regards,

Caroline.

Reading the article, it’s the first few paragraphs that hammer the point home, and shows the stereotypical view of women drivers, that was accepted seriously at the time, but can be looked at in a more tongue-in-cheek manner now.

To quote from the article:

“More and more men drivers are realizing the importance of using the correct oil in their cars. To their wives who drive the cars during the week, the importance of scientific lubrication is even greater.

Driving problems, bothersome enough for men drivers, become more serious when a woman is at the wheel… ”

The article goes on to describe ”Driving problems that bother women.” such as “Engine is difficult to start” and “gears have to be shifted in hills and traffic“.

It’s an advertising piece clearly directed at men, that it would simply not be  possible to get away with any more, but thankfully worth a laugh at now, just to show how far we’ve come (or not, judging by some of the videos on this site!)

Have a good look here:

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of Audi UK cars, who were wonderful with their help and advice in getting this site up and running, best regards,

Caroline.

Warning and apologies in advance for the cheesy music, it’s just as funny with the sound off,. you may want to turn it down now…

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of Volvo Cars, who were wonderful with their help and advice in getting this site up and running, best regards,

Caroline.

(if you own any of these pictures, or they are copyright and you would like them removed, please just email us and we will happily remove them immediately for you)

Finally a big thank you to the fine fellows at Orangewheels, suppliers of Jaguar cars, who were wonderful with their help and advice in getting this site up and running, best regards,

Caroline.