An interesting piece about a study that
shows women are better than men at parking cars. The article affirms that the stereotype of
women as poor drivers is common in almost all countries – I’d agree that is a
stereotype in places I’ve lived. In the
study, conducted for the largest parking company in the UK, 500 cars were
filmed while they parked, and a poll of 2500 drivers was conducted to determine
who parks better – women or men. Women
scored 13.4 out of 20 points, while the men scored 12.3. Women scored higher when it came to finding a
space, positioning the car in the space and backing up, while the men took less
time to maneuver into the space. They
are more impatient because they don’t want other drivers to steal their spot. Besides parking, another study concluded that
women are safer drivers on the road because they wear their seatbelts more
often, run fewer red lights, and talk less frequently on cellular devices while
driving.
I read this article rather easily, with
Google Translate support for single words or small phrases that I didn’t
understand.
Key vocab:
Sobre – about
Varones – males
Encuentrar – to find
Un lugar – place
Dar marcha atrás – reverse
Por supuesto – of course, surely,
definitely
Ya que – since, as, being that
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