Most motorists involved in accidents are men, as are the victims. Enough to dispel this persistent stereotype that women drive badly.
“Drive like a woman” : The association Victimes et Citoyens launched a new campaign on road safety on 9 May, in which it rubbishes the sexist stereotype according to which men are the best drivers. And for good reason: according to data from the National Interministerial Observatory on Road Safety 2022-2023, 93% of drunk drivers involved in an accident are men, 88% of young drivers killed are men, the 84% of fatal accidents are caused by men. ” This male overrepresentation occurs regardless of travel mode: 94% of people killed by motorcycle, 87% of bicycle deaths, and 61% of pedestrian deaths were men.we read in the association’s press release.
The numbers are formal: To stay alive behind the wheel, it’s best to drive “like a woman”. The number of accidents would drastically decrease, as would the number of victims. This is the aim of the Victims and Citizens campaign: “appeal to male motorists to raise awareness and bring about a change in mentality and therefore behaviour”.
It didn’t take long for this campaign to piss off some men. On X we can already find some gems: “Well no then, there won’t be anyone who will be able to fill the places! “. According to a survey on the website Automatic minute, produced in 2018, misogynistic clichés about women who drive hard. For example, 79% of female drivers report having heard the cliché brought to their attention “woman at the wheel, dead at the turn”.
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