JudynTX
10-27-2010, 10:12 AM
:wakeup
CHICAGO — I haven't heard this one on the news yet. Forgive me if you have. WGN-TV gets lots of stories but doesn't always have time to fit them all in, or go into depth.
Our readers, as they're called, are timed to last about 18 seconds, hardly enough time really know the story. So here's something you may or may not heard about. There are statistics, but memorize them and amaze your friends and family.
First we find through a study that women are better, safer drivers than men. Now a new study says men spend more time being lost than women when driving.
In fact men drive an extra 276 miles every year as a result of being lost.
But ladies, don't get cocky about it. You still get lost too, only about 20 miles less a year.
The study by Sheilas Wheel's, a car insurance firm, found that about one out of every four men wait at least half an hour before asking for directions and that one in ten never ask for help.
Breaking it down further, the research indicated about a third of male drivers would rather ask a woman than a man for directions. About a fourth WILL ask a man, although 41 percent pretended they knew where they were going even though they were lost. :lol
Three out of every four women on the other hand have no qualms at all asking for directions with 37 percent pulling over as soon as they realize they're lost, compared to 30 percent for men.
The capper is the study found an astounding 40 percent of men who did ask for directions didn't trust or follow the directions they were given.
Now as far as both genders are concerned, the study revealed age plays a difference in time spent lost while driving.
The 55-plus age group got lost 26 times a year, compared to those under 25 who despite having all that GPS technology, managed to get lost an average of 37 times a year.
Drivers in their mid-thirties are more likely to stop and ask for directions, taking about 15 minutes on average before stopping and asking for directions compared to the under 25-age group who will wait an average of 22 minutes to ask.
As far as the first statement is concerned that women are better drivers, the research found they are calmer and less distracted, whereas men let their tempers flare, especially in the summer when temperatures soar.
So guys, really there's nothing wrong with asking for directions.
Everyday as assignment editor I'm always giving directions to our photographers, most of whom are men. I've never seen them blush once.
http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-men-lost-driving-more-than-women-oct27,0,7304754.story
CHICAGO — I haven't heard this one on the news yet. Forgive me if you have. WGN-TV gets lots of stories but doesn't always have time to fit them all in, or go into depth.
Our readers, as they're called, are timed to last about 18 seconds, hardly enough time really know the story. So here's something you may or may not heard about. There are statistics, but memorize them and amaze your friends and family.
First we find through a study that women are better, safer drivers than men. Now a new study says men spend more time being lost than women when driving.
In fact men drive an extra 276 miles every year as a result of being lost.
But ladies, don't get cocky about it. You still get lost too, only about 20 miles less a year.
The study by Sheilas Wheel's, a car insurance firm, found that about one out of every four men wait at least half an hour before asking for directions and that one in ten never ask for help.
Breaking it down further, the research indicated about a third of male drivers would rather ask a woman than a man for directions. About a fourth WILL ask a man, although 41 percent pretended they knew where they were going even though they were lost. :lol
Three out of every four women on the other hand have no qualms at all asking for directions with 37 percent pulling over as soon as they realize they're lost, compared to 30 percent for men.
The capper is the study found an astounding 40 percent of men who did ask for directions didn't trust or follow the directions they were given.
Now as far as both genders are concerned, the study revealed age plays a difference in time spent lost while driving.
The 55-plus age group got lost 26 times a year, compared to those under 25 who despite having all that GPS technology, managed to get lost an average of 37 times a year.
Drivers in their mid-thirties are more likely to stop and ask for directions, taking about 15 minutes on average before stopping and asking for directions compared to the under 25-age group who will wait an average of 22 minutes to ask.
As far as the first statement is concerned that women are better drivers, the research found they are calmer and less distracted, whereas men let their tempers flare, especially in the summer when temperatures soar.
So guys, really there's nothing wrong with asking for directions.
Everyday as assignment editor I'm always giving directions to our photographers, most of whom are men. I've never seen them blush once.
http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-men-lost-driving-more-than-women-oct27,0,7304754.story