It'll Drive You Mad, Chaps ...But Women Give the Best Directions

Mail on SundayMay 23, 2010

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CALM, confident and most definitely unflappable, many drivers prefer to listen to a soothing female voice on their car's satellite navigation system.

Now research may have found the reason why - because women are simply better at giving directions. In spite of the urban myth that they lack men's driving skills and are unable to read maps, a study found women are streets ahead when it comes to telling strangers how to get from A to B. And although women are more reluctant than men to say how long the journey will take, they are much more likely to get it right.

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It'll Drive You Mad, Chaps ...But Women Give the Best Directions

Experts observed 30 men and 30 women giving directions at a petrol station. A researcher approached motorists and...

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